Set toolchain early

Author: smola

gradle/java_no_deps.gradle

@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
 
 apply plugin: 'java-library'
 
+sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+
+java {
+  toolchain {
+    languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(8)
+  }
+}
+
 apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/codenarc.gradle"
 apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/forbiddenapis.gradle"
 apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/spotless.gradle"
@@ -38,15 +47,6 @@ if (applyCodeCoverage) {
   apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/jacoco.gradle"
 }
 
-sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-
-java {
-  toolchain {
-    languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(8)
-  }
-}
-
 // when building with Java 9+, lazily set compiler --release flag to match target
 def skipSettingCompilerRelease = project.findProperty('skipSettingCompilerRelease')
 if (!skipSettingCompilerRelease && JavaVersion.current().isJava9Compatible()) {