Red Hat Not Activating #4516
Description
Type: Bug
I have deleted, reinstalled, system reinstall and removed redhat but it refuses to activate making it so I can not read my Java code and run it. Even right clicking the file in VSC still will not run it.
Extension version: 1.56.0
VS Code version: Code 1.85.1 (Universal) (0ee08df0cf4527e40edc9aa28f4b5bd38bbff2b2, 2023-12-13T09:48:06.308Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 23.6.0
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Apple M1 (8 x 24) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled |
| Load (avg) | 3, 4, 4 |
| Memory (System) | 8.00GB (0.10GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 40e12b0e-6d44-44d1-bf86-f899b4fe6e4b |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
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Activity
datho7561 commentedon Sep 29, 2026
Seems you're running a fairly old version of VS Code. I'm pretty sure the latest release of vscode-java won't work with that version. We tend to focus on supporting the latest version, or the latest few versions. As far as I know, VS Code doesn't do anything to support old versions like releasing bug fixes or security patches.
On our end, we should probably get into the habit of updating https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/blob/main/package.json#L8 when we start requiring features from a newer version, so that the extension marketplace on an older version of VS Code won't suggest installing the new version, and instead will install the oldest compatible version.