diff --git a/PART_1_SHARE_INFO.md b/PART_1_SHARE_INFO.md index 235be30..16950cf 100644 --- a/PART_1_SHARE_INFO.md +++ b/PART_1_SHARE_INFO.md @@ -90,6 +90,43 @@ _in_ the directory containing your clone of the repo (i.e., you're in the This may spend a little time downloading dependencies; how long this takes will depend on the configuration of your computer, your networking speed, etc. + +You might get a bunch of lines that look something like: + +```text +Path for java installation '/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-11.0.15.0.10-2.el8_6.x86_64' (Common Linux Locations) does not contain a java executable +``` + + + +
+ These are fine; feel free to ignore them. + + We're using a Gradle plugin that lets us specify a particular + Java version in `build.gradle`, and Gradle will actually download + the specified version of Java if that version doesn't appear to + already be on the system you're using. + + This is nice because it makes it much easier to run Java programs + on pretty much any reasonable system, and Gradle will automatically + download the specified version of Java if necessary. + + Before it downloads a new version of Java, however, it does look in + a variety of "standard" locations to see if the desired version is + already there. For every "standard" location it looks, but fails to + find the desired version, you'll get one of these + `Path for java installation` lines. In our lab (at the moment) + there are quite a few possible locations that are checked, so you + get quite a few of these lines. + +
+ It will eventually run our program, which should generate output that looks something like