Never mind, I needed to set java.configuration.maven.userSettings. It would be nice in the future if vscode-java could support the MAVEN_ARGS environment variable.

Extension Name: vscode-gradle Extension Version: 3.17.2025040701 OS Version: Linux (NixOS) VSCode version: 1.99.32704 Describe the bug The Gradle build server attempts to run with the embedded JRE ...

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