Add comment on targetJavaVersion.

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # Use these Java versions
         java: [
-          8.0,  # Minimum supported by Minecraft
+          1.8,  # Minimum supported by Minecraft
           11,   # Current Java LTS
-          16    # Latest version
+          15    # Latest version
         ]
         # and run on both Linux and Windows
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, windows-latest]
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: validate gradle wrapper
         uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
       - name: setup jdk ${{ matrix.java }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
         with:
-          distribution: adopt
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
       - name: make gradle wrapper executable
         if: ${{ runner.os != 'Windows' }}

build.gradle

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 plugins {
-	id 'fabric-loom' version '0.7-SNAPSHOT'
+	id 'fabric-loom' version '0.5-SNAPSHOT'
 	id 'maven-publish'
 }
 
-sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-
 archivesBaseName = project.archives_base_name
 version = project.mod_version
 group = project.maven_group
 
+// This field defines the Java version your mod target.
+// The Minecraft launcher currently installs Java 8 for users, so your mod probably wants to target Java 8 too.
+def targetJavaVersion = 8
+
 repositories {
     // Add repositories to retrieve artifacts from in here.
     // You should only use this when depending on other mods because
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ dependencies {
 
 	// Fabric API. This is technically optional, but you probably want it anyway.
 	modImplementation "net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-api:${project.fabric_version}"
+	// You can also use individual Fabric API modules with
+	// `modImplementation fabricApi.module('module-name', project.fabric_version)`
+	// If you do this, you will need to depend individually on each modules in the fabric.mod.json file.
 
 	// PSA: Some older mods, compiled on Loom 0.2.1, might have outdated Maven POMs.
 	// You may need to force-disable transitiveness on them.
@@ -46,16 +50,17 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
 	// If Javadoc is generated, this must be specified in that task too.
 	it.options.encoding = "UTF-8"
 
-	// The Minecraft launcher currently installs Java 8 for users, so your mod probably wants to target Java 8 too
 	// JDK 9 introduced a new way of specifying this that will make sure no newer classes or methods are used.
 	// We'll use that if it's available, but otherwise we'll use the older option.
-	def targetVersion = 8
 	if (JavaVersion.current().isJava9Compatible()) {
-		 it.options.release = targetVersion
+		it.options.release = targetJavaVersion
 	}
 }
 
 java {
+	sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.toVersion(targetJavaVersion)
+	targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.toVersion(targetJavaVersion)
+
 	// Loom will automatically attach sourcesJar to a RemapSourcesJar task and to the "build" task
 	// if it is present.
 	// If you remove this line, sources will not be generated.

gradle.properties

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1G
 
 # Fabric Properties
-	# check these on https://fabricmc.net/versions.html
+	# check these on https://fabricmc.net/use
 	minecraft_version=1.16.5
-	yarn_mappings=1.16.5+build.9
+	yarn_mappings=1.16.5+build.1
-	loader_version=0.11.3
+	loader_version=0.11.0
 
 # Mod Properties
 	mod_version = 1.0.0
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1G
 	archives_base_name = fabric-example-mod
 
 # Dependencies
-	# currently not on the main fabric site, check on the maven: https://maven.fabricmc.net/net/fabricmc/fabric-api/fabric-api (or https://fabricmc.net/versions.html)
+	# currently not on the main fabric site, check on the maven: https://maven.fabricmc.net/net/fabricmc/fabric-api/fabric-api
-	fabric_version=0.34.2+1.16
+	fabric_version=0.29.3+1.16

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.0.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.8.2-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists