On 25 January 2018 at 14:50, Gilles <[email protected]> wrote: >>> [...] >>>> >>>> >>>> Jenkins needs Java 7+ >> >> >> >> >> https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1b83c6a87eefcd374901067b969e433bb226c5e3b6e56930cab2aa99@%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E >> >> However upgrades since then means that Java 8 is now the minimum. > > > Then why can one still choose anything below that (in the "JDK to be > used for this project" drop menu)?
That is really a question for the Jenkins devs or perhaps Infra But AFAIK non-Maven build types may work with earlier Java versions. >>>> >>>> [...] >>> >>> >>> >>> That perhaps it is not possible to run under Java 6 when the >>> tools require Java 7 or above... >> >> >> Not so, see above (Commons NET) > > > OK; I think I understood now: the build suite is Java 8 but the > profile calls an older "javac" only for compiling the source. > Correct? It also uses the older java for running tests. > Gilles > >>> [...] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
