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Docs mention minimum Java version but not Clojure version

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
75/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
clojure
Domain
cli, documentation

Research direction

Start with the README and the CLI REPL startup path described by the issue. Document the Clojure 1.12-or-later requirement, and, if addressing the broader request, trace the reported Clojure 1.11 error so the completed work provides a clearer failure message.

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Description

The CLI REPL requires Clojure 1.12 or later, but the README does not mention this.

Attempting to start the CLI REPL with Clojure 1.11 or earlier yields this somewhat impenetrable error message:

Execution error (FileNotFoundException) at clojure.java.doc.impl/eval432$loading (impl.clj:1).
Could not locate clojure/java/basis__init.class, clojure/java/basis.clj or clojure/java/basis.cljc on classpath.

At a minimum, the README should state the Clojure version requirement.

Ideally, that exception could be caught and a friendly message printed or exception thrown that makes it clear what's wrong.

Dominant language
Clojure
Stars
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Forks
0
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