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Fix SDKMAN GLIBC 2.30 incompatibility on RHEL 8 family systems #1568

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Copilot Feb 11, 2026
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Fix SDKMAN GLIBC compatibility for RHEL 8 systems
Copilot Feb 11, 2026
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Fix SDKMAN native binary removal for RHEL 8 systems
Copilot Feb 11, 2026
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Merge branch 'copilot/unify-user-selection-logic' into copilot/fix-gi…
abdurriq Feb 12, 2026
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/java/devcontainer-feature.json
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{
"id": "java",
"version": "1.7.0",
"version": "1.7.2",
"name": "Java (via SDKMAN!)",
"documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/java",
"description": "Installs Java, SDKMAN! (if not installed), and needed dependencies.",
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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions src/java/install.sh
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Expand Up @@ -297,7 +297,23 @@ if [ ! -d "${SDKMAN_DIR}" ]; then
usermod -a -G sdkman ${USERNAME}
umask 0002
# Install SDKMAN
# For RHEL 8 systems (glibc 2.28), disable native version to avoid glibc compatibility issues
# SDKMAN native binaries require glibc 2.30+ which is not available in RHEL 8 / AlmaLinux 8 / Rocky 8
if [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "rhel" ] && [ "${MAJOR_VERSION_ID}" = "8" ]; then
export SDKMAN_NATIVE_VERSION="false"
fi
curl -sSL "https://get.sdkman.io?rcupdate=false" | bash
# For RHEL 8 systems, also disable native version in config file and remove native binaries
if [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "rhel" ] && [ "${MAJOR_VERSION_ID}" = "8" ]; then
# Disable native version in config to prevent future usage
if [ -f "${SDKMAN_DIR}/etc/config" ]; then
sed -i 's/sdkman_native_version=.*/sdkman_native_version=false/' "${SDKMAN_DIR}/etc/config"
fi
# Remove native binaries if they were installed
if [ -d "${SDKMAN_DIR}/libexec" ]; then
rm -rf "${SDKMAN_DIR}/libexec"
fi
fi
chown -R "${USERNAME}:sdkman" ${SDKMAN_DIR}
find ${SDKMAN_DIR} -type d -print0 | xargs -d '\n' -0 chmod g+s
# Add sourcing of sdkman into bashrc/zshrc files (unless disabled)
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