Fix SDKMAN GLIBC 2.30 incompatibility on RHEL 8 family systems

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AlmaLinux 8 test scenarios were failing with GLIBC_2.30 not found when SDKMAN's native CLI binaries attempted to execute. RHEL 8 family distributions (AlmaLinux 8, Rocky 8, RHEL 8) ship with GLIBC 2.28 and cannot upgrade without breaking binary compatibility.

Changes

The fix uses a triple approach to ensure no native binaries are present or used on RHEL 8 systems:

1. Before Installation: Set SDKMAN_NATIVE_VERSION="false" environment variable to request no native binaries
2. After Installation: Modify ${SDKMAN_DIR}/etc/config to disable native version usage
3. Remove Binaries: Delete the ${SDKMAN_DIR}/libexec directory if it exists

# In src/java/install.sh
if [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "rhel" ] && [ "${MAJOR_VERSION_ID}" = "8" ]; then
    export SDKMAN_NATIVE_VERSION="false"
fi
curl -sSL "https://get.sdkman.io?rcupdate=false" | bash
# Post-installation cleanup
if [ "${ADJUSTED_ID}" = "rhel" ] && [ "${MAJOR_VERSION_ID}" = "8" ]; then
    # Disable native version in config to prevent future usage
    if [ -f "${SDKMAN_DIR}/etc/config" ]; then
        sed -i 's/sdkman_native_version=.*/sdkman_native_version=false/' "${SDKMAN_DIR}/etc/config"
    fi
    # Remove native binaries if they were installed
    if [ -d "${SDKMAN_DIR}/libexec" ]; then
        rm -rf "${SDKMAN_DIR}/libexec"
    fi
fi

This comprehensive approach ensures SDKMAN uses only the shell-based CLI on RHEL 8 family systems. The shell-based CLI has no special GLIBC requirements and provides identical functionality - the native CLI is purely a performance optimization for management commands.

Only affects RHEL 8 family; other distributions continue using native binaries for better performance.

Original prompt

Fix the failing GitHub Actions workflow test-scenarios (java)
Analyze the workflow logs, identify the root cause of the failure, and implement a fix.
Job ID: 63256088471
Job URL: https://github.com/devcontainers/features/actions/runs/21908693416/job/63256088471

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[2026-02-11T15:22:14.443Z] #15 161.5 mv: cannot stat '/usr/local/sdkman/tmp/ant-1.10.14.bin': No such file or directory

[2026-02-11T15:22:14.481Z] #15 161.5 ERROR: Feature "Java (via SDKMAN!)" (Unknown) failed to install! Look at the documentation at https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/java for help troubleshooting this error.
#15 ERROR: process "/bin/sh -c cp -ar /tmp/build-features-src/java_1 /tmp/dev-container-features  && chmod -R 0755 /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1  && cd /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1  && chmod +x ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && rm -rf /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1" did not complete successfully: exit code: 1
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 > [dev_containers_target_stage 6/6] RUN --mount=type=bind,from=dev_containers_feature_content_source,source=java_1,target=/tmp/build-features-src/java_1     cp -ar /tmp/build-features-src/java_1 /tmp/dev-container-features  && chmod -R 0755 /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1  && cd /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1  && chmod +x ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && rm -rf /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1:
27.89 0 archive(s) flushed, freeing 4.0K	/usr/local/sdkman/tmp.
28.27 
28.27 Downloading: ant 1.10.14
28.27 
28.27 In progress...
28.27 
-=O=-                                                       #   #   #   #      
curl: (28) Failed to connect to archive.apache.org port 443 after 132867 ms: Couldn't connect to server
161.4 
161.5 mv: cannot stat '/usr/local/sdkman/tmp/ant-1.10.14.bin': No such file or directory
161.5 ERROR: Feature "Java (via SDKMAN!)" (Unknown) failed to install! Look at the documentation at https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/java for help troubleshooting this error.
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[2026-02-11T15:22:14.482Z] Dockerfile.extended:35
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  34 |     ENV PATH="/usr/local/sdkman/bin:/usr/local/sdkman/candidates/java/current/bin:/usr/local/sdkman/candidates/gradle/current/bin:/usr/local/sdkman/candidates/maven/current/bin:/usr/local/sdkman/candidates/ant/current/bin:${PATH}"
  35 | >>> RUN --mount=type=bind,from=dev_containers_feature_content_source,source=java_1,target=/tmp/build-features-src/java_1 \
  36 | >>>     cp -ar /tmp/build-features-src/java_1 /tmp/dev-container-features \
  37 | >>>  && chmod -R 0755 /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1 \
  38 | >>>  && cd /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1 \
  39 | >>>  && chmod +x ./devcontainer-features-install.sh \
  40 | >>>  && ./devcontainer-features-install.sh \
  41 | >>>  && rm -rf /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1
  42 |     
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ERROR: failed to build: failed to solve: process "/bin/sh -c cp -ar /tmp/build-features-src/java_1 /tmp/dev-container-features  && chmod -R 0755 /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1  && cd /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1  && chmod +x ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && rm -rf /tmp/dev-container-features/java_1" did not complete successfully: exit code: 1

[2026-02-11T15:22:14.486Z] Exit code 1
[-] Failed to launch container:

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[2026-02-11T15:22:14.443Z] #15 161.5 mv: cannot stat '/usr/local/sdkman/tmp/ant-1.10.14.bin': No such file or directory

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This is a transient network timeout when downloading Ant from archive.apache.org:

curl: (28) Failed to connect to archive.apache.org port 443 after 132867 ms

This is unrelated to the GLIBC compatibility fix. The logs show:

1. ✅ Java 25.0.2-ms installed successfully on AlmaLinux 8
2. ✅ SDKMAN working correctly with the shell-based CLI
3. ❌ Network timeout trying to download Ant after ~133 seconds

This is a known intermittent issue with Apache's archive servers. The test should pass on retry as the network issue is temporary.

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[2026-02-11T15:44:57.634Z] #13 84.37 ERROR: Feature "Java (via SDKMAN!)" (Unknown) failed to install! Look at the documentation at https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/java for help troubleshooting this error.

[2026-02-11T15:44:57.635Z] #13 ERROR: process "/bin/sh -c cp -ar /tmp/build-features-src/java_0 /tmp/dev-container-features  && chmod -R 0755 /tmp/dev-container-features/java_0  && cd /tmp/dev-container-features/java_0  && chmod +x ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && rm -rf /tmp/dev-container-features/java_0" did not complete successfully: exit code: 1

[2026-02-11T15:44:57.674Z] ------
 > [dev_containers_target_stage 5/5] RUN --mount=type=bind,from=dev_containers_feature_content_source,source=java_0,target=/tmp/build-features-src/java_0     cp -ar /tmp/build-features-src/java_0 /tmp/dev-container-features  && chmod -R 0755 /tmp/dev-container-features/java_0  && cd /tmp/dev-container-features/java_0  && chmod +x ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && rm -rf /tmp/dev-container-features/java_0:
82.25 Installing: java 8.0.482-tem
83.64 Done installing!
83.64 
83.64 Do you want java 8.0.482-tem to be set as default? (Y/n): 
83.64 Setting java 8.0.482-tem as default.
83.87 4 archive(s) flushed, freeing 104M	/usr/local/sdkman/tmp.
83.87 1 archive(s) flushed, freeing 4.0K	/usr/local/sdkman/var/metadata.
84.12 0 archive(s) flushed, freeing 4.0K	/usr/local/sdkman/tmp.
84.37 /usr/local/sdkman/libexec/default: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.30' not found (required by /usr/local/sdkman/libexec/default)
84.37 ERROR: Feature "Java (via SDKMAN!)" (Unknown) failed to install! Look at the documentation at https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/java for help troubleshooting this error.
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Fixed in commit e7031f3. The issue was that setting SDKMAN_NATIVE_VERSION="false" before installation wasn't sufficient - SDKMAN still installed native binaries.

The enhanced fix now:

1. Sets the environment variable before installation
2. Modifies ${SDKMAN_DIR}/etc/config to disable native version after installation
3. Removes the ${SDKMAN_DIR}/libexec directory containing native binaries

This ensures no native binaries are present or used on RHEL 8 systems.