Building processing throws `UnsupportedClassVersionError` in `:core:examples:Basic.main()`

BUILD.md と Gradle ファイルから始め、報告された JDK 17 runtime を使って :core:examples:Basic.main() を再現します。Basic がクラスファイルバージョン 65 としてコンパイルされる一方で、バージョン 61 しかサポートしない runtime で実行される理由を追跡します。完了条件は、ドキュメントに記載された build と example の実行が UnsupportedClassVersionError なしで動作することです。

I try to build processing with a clean clone of the repository.

Following the build instructions:
https://github.com/processing/processing4/blob/main/BUILD.md

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The run button doesn't work in IntelliJ:

13:23:05: Executing ':core:examples:Basic.main()'…

Task :plugins:library:checkKotlinGradlePluginConfigurationErrors SKIPPED
Task :plugins:library:compileKotlin UP-TO-DATE
Task :plugins:library:compileJava NO-SOURCE
Task :plugins:library:pluginDescriptors UP-TO-DATE
Task :plugins:library:processResources UP-TO-DATE
Task :plugins:library:classes UP-TO-DATE
Task :plugins:library:jar UP-TO-DATE
Task :core:checkKotlinGradlePluginConfigurationErrors SKIPPED
Task :core:compileKotlin NO-SOURCE

Task :core:compileJava
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.

Task :core:processResources
Task :core:classes
Task :core:jar

Task :core:examples:compileJava

Task :core:examples:processResources NO-SOURCE
Task :core:examples:classes
Note: /Users/doeke/Documents/processing4-w_branches/core/examples/src/main/java/Basic.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.

Task :core:examples:Basic.main() FAILED
[Incubating] Problems report is available at: file:///Users/doeke/Documents/processing4-w_branches/.build/reports/problems/problems-report.html
9 actionable tasks: 5 executed, 4 up-to-date
Error: LinkageError occurred while loading main class Basic
java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: Basic has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 65.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 61.0

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':core:examples:Basic.main()'.

Process 'command '/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-17.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

• Try:

Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
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Get more help at https://help.gradle.org.

BUILD FAILED in 2s
13:23:08: Execution finished ':core:examples:Basic.main()'.

Which is triggered by: Runtime.getRuntime().exec("echo Hello World");

If I comment out those lines then I get:

17:06:15: Executing ':core:examples:Basic.main()'…

Task :plugins:library:checkKotlinGradlePluginConfigurationErrors SKIPPED
Task :plugins:library:compileKotlin UP-TO-DATE
Task :plugins:library:compileJava NO-SOURCE
Task :plugins:library:pluginDescriptors UP-TO-DATE
Task :plugins:library:processResources UP-TO-DATE
Task :plugins:library:classes UP-TO-DATE
Task :plugins:library:jar UP-TO-DATE
Task :core:checkKotlinGradlePluginConfigurationErrors SKIPPED
Task :core:compileKotlin NO-SOURCE
Task :core:compileJava UP-TO-DATE
Task :core:processResources UP-TO-DATE
Task :core:classes UP-TO-DATE
Task :core:jar UP-TO-DATE
Task :core:examples:compileJava
Task :core:examples:processResources NO-SOURCE
Task :core:examples:classes

Task :core:examples:Basic.main() FAILED
9 actionable tasks: 2 executed, 7 up-to-date
Error: LinkageError occurred while loading main class Basic
java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: Basic has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 65.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 61.0

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':core:examples:Basic.main()'.

Process 'command '/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-17.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

• Try:

Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
Run with --scan to get full insights.
Get more help at https://help.gradle.org.

BUILD FAILED in 872ms
17:06:16: Execution finished ':core:examples:Basic.main()'.

And so on...
Also if I check the module settings in IntelliJ then they default to 21 for me.
Upon checking the gradle files I see nowhere something among the lines of:

languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(17)

It seems like whoever made processing move away from maven to gradle had only JDK 17 installed.
I don't want to dig deeper cause I simply don't have the time but it would be nice if some housekeeping would take place.