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Documentation suggestion - add Java JDK as a prerequisite for recommended preset.

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Hi,

HDF5 version 2.2.0

The `INSTALL_CMake.md` file lists three prerequisites for the recommended build:

- CMake 3.26 or later (required for HDF5 2.0)
- Ninja build system (recommended, should be downloaded if not available)
- Compiler: GCC, MSVC, or Clang

However, the recommended preset build (at least on Windows)
`cmake --workflow --preset ci-StdShar-MSVC --fresh`
does not build without a Java JDK.
I suggest Java JDK is added as an additional prerequisite for this option.

The build also suggests installing Perl and Doxygen, so these could be added as suggested/recommended prerequisites too.

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