From 70c9bb6020435931dcf1d97d15bc9897c548b381 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Louis Bergelson Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 15:27:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Adding links to download java 8 to the ReadMe. * Java 8 doesn't come by default on many machines now. Updating the README with advice about where to download a java8 jdk. * Part of https://github.com/broadinstitute/gatk/issues/6024 --- README.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7b5c7956151..4e00f45a273 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ releases of the toolkit. ## Requirements * To run GATK: - * Java 8 + * Java 8 is needed to run or build GATK. + We recommend either of the following: + * OpenJDK 8 with Hotspot from [AdoptOpenJdk](https://adoptopenjdk.net/) + * [OracleJDK 8](https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html) + which requires an Oracle account to download and comes with restrictive [license conditions](https://www.oracle.com/downloads/licenses/javase-license1.html). * Python 2.6 or greater (required to run the `gatk` frontend script) * Python 3.6.2, along with a set of additional Python packages, is required to run some tools and workflows. See [Python Dependencies](#python) for more information.