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Error Installing DevStyle plugin for Eclipse

I installed the current latest version of eclipse (202006) CDT. I have tried installing the DevStyle plugin and received the following error:

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This error message is fairly cryptic to me. I looked a similar problem here. But this specifies Java 11 and Java 14. I don’t know how this relates to my JRE 1.8.0_251 (Version 8 Update 251). I also don’t understand the new scheme for Java. Does Oracle not release JRE’s anymore?

I don’t need to program in Java. I only need runtime environment to run eclipse, so I don’t want/need full JDK (especially since this seems to require some licensing/commercial aspects). I also believe I will get similar errors with other plugins that I intend to install.

So two questions here:

  1. Is there a way to get JRE’s for Java 11 or Java 14?
  2. What version of JRE/JDK do I need to get this to work?

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Answer

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This means that at least Java 11 is required by this code. It will not run with Java 8. You will have to move to a newer Java.

Newer versions of Java only have a JDK with no separate JRE. The Java builds on the OpenJDK site have a ‘normal’ free license and are essentially to same as the Oracle Java.

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