Failing gradlew build "while evaluating property JavaCompiler"

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building bladecoder on M1MAX Apple Macbook. gradlew build --debug failing with following signature

"2025-01-19T08:12:37.872-0700 [ERROR] [org.gradle.internal.buildevents.BuildExceptionReporter] FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
2025-01-19T08:12:37.872-0700 [ERROR] [org.gradle.internal.buildevents.BuildExceptionReporter]
2025-01-19T08:12:37.872-0700 [ERROR] [org.gradle.internal.buildevents.BuildExceptionReporter] * What went wrong:
2025-01-19T08:12:37.872-0700 [ERROR] [org.gradle.internal.buildevents.BuildExceptionReporter] Execution failed for task ':blade-engine:compileJava'.
2025-01-19T08:12:37.872-0700 [ERROR] [org.gradle.internal.buildevents.BuildExceptionReporter] > Error while evaluating property 'javaCompiler' of task ':blade-engine:compileJava'.
2025-01-19T08:12:37.872-0700 [ERROR] [org.gradle.internal.buildevents.BuildExceptionReporter] > Failed to calculate the value of task ':blade-engine:compileJava' property 'javaCompiler'.
2025-01-19T08:12:37.872-0700 [ERROR] [org.gradle.internal.buildevents.BuildExceptionReporter] > Toolchain installation '/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home' does not provide the r
equired capabilities: [JAVA_COMPILER"

installed jre 8 update 431