[FIXED] STS not picking up Open JDK 11 JRE

Issue

I'm trying to add open jdk 11 on Spring Tool Suite. I know already discussed this kind of issue here but i did not get right solution for my problem so posted again.

These are the steps I have done:

STS -> Windows -> Preferences -> Java -> Installed JREs -> Add -> Standard VM -> JRE Home -> Browsing downloaded OpenJDK11U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_11.0.4_11 version

When i try to add it on my STS, i'm getting

Target is not a JDK root. System library was not found.

It works well for java jdk 8 and automatically detecting jre but not working for Java 11

1. STS Version: 3.8.4 Release
2. Eclipse Base Version: Neon.3 (4.6.3)

Solution

You're doing it correctly, but with the wrong version. Java11 support was added with version 3.97:

https://docs.spring.io/sts/nan/v397/NewAndNoteworthy.html

So you must either update STS or do with a Java version less than 11.

Answered By - Alim Özdemir
Answer Checked By - Marilyn (JavaFixing Volunteer)