typelevel / typelevel/typelevel-nix

Library shell gives you JDK 8, but some tooling requires JDK 11+

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Nix
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Description

mdoc recently dropped support for JDK 8, so it's no longer possible to build documentation sites in the library shell.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by locating the library shell configuration in typelevel-nix and read the linked sbt-typelevel discussion about mdoc dropping JDK 8 support. Update the shell's available JDK version so documentation sites can build with mdoc, then verify that the library documentation build succeeds.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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