redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-java
Constant Error Message "Download and install a JDK to compile your project"
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Description
Type: Bug
Steps:
Install Language Support for Java by Redhat.
Open any project without a JDK.
It is ANNOYING as heck.
Please filter with a if then statement for java enabled projects with a semantic search prior to messaging.
Extension version: 1.43.1
Windsurf version: Windsurf 1.99.3 (7ebe3c84f46e15cc83584023b53a4988df13f475, 2025-07-17T03:03:08.329Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10980XE CPU @ 3.00GHz (36 x 3000) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 127.69GB (37.64GB free) |
| Process Argv | |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the notification by installing Language Support for Java and opening a project without a JDK, then trace where the “Download and install a JDK” message is emitted. Compare the project-detection behavior with the requested Java-enabled-project check; done means unrelated projects no longer receive the notification.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, typescript
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100