https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79547137/gradle-8-with-scala-2-12-and-zinc

build.gradle

plugins {
    id 'scala'
    id 'application'
}

group = 'org.example'
version = '1.0-SNAPSHOT'

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    zinc ('org.scala-sbt:zinc_2.13:1.10.8'){
        exclude( group: 'org.scala-lang', module: 'scala-library')
    }
    zinc 'org.scala-lang:scala-library'
    zinc 'org.scala-lang:scala-compiler'
}

application {
    mainClass = 'com.example.SMain'
}

scala {
    scalaVersion = '2.12.15'
    zincVersion = '1.10.8'
}

configurations.zinc {
    resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { DependencyResolveDetails details ->
        if (details.requested.group == 'org.scala-lang') {
            details.useVersion '2.13.16'
        }
    }
}