From 96186edb78fe61c2250e24f7910d99b3974ba194 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: esmelealem Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:49:32 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify JAVA_HOME and initial build expectations on Windows --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index ccd7d64aa5e7..735b30da33a8 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ These steps and instructions on getting started are outlined below as well. - A [GitHub](https://github.com/) account. - A Linux, macOS, or Microsoft Windows development environment. - Java JDK 11 (preferred, or 8, 17, 21) installed. + - Windows note: + - Set `JAVA_HOME` to the JDK **installation directory**, not the `bin` directory + - (for example: `C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-11.x.x`) + - If multiple JDK versions are installed, ensure Java 11 appears first on `PATH` + - The initial Gradle build may take 10–15 minutes due to dependency downloads - Latest [Go](https://golang.org) 1.x installed. - [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) installed for some tasks including building worker containers and testing changes to this website locally. - For SDK Development: