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Android fastboot build failure due to incorrect Java version

I'm trying to compile fastboot for Android using this guide, but I'm getting the following error:

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You are attempting to build with the incorrect version
of java.

Your version is: java version "1.6.0_23".
The correct version is: Java SE 1.6.

Please follow the machine setup instructions at
    http://source.android.com/source/download.html
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Note that I have the correct major version, but not the correct minor version. Is the Android makefile really this picky? Is there a way that I can use Java 1.6.0 when trying to compile the source code instead of this revision? Do I have to uninstall Java to accomplish this?

Solution

  • AH. Shortly after posting I discovered this guide for Ubuntu 32-bit users (why I couldn't find it in the hour leading up to the question, I don't know...). I now have fastboot working. Just thought I'd leave this info here in case someone else encounters this problem. :)