mike duigou created MCOMPILER-331:
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Summary: Defining maven.compiler.release prevents compilation with
Java 8
Key: MCOMPILER-331
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCOMPILER-331
Project: Maven Compiler Plugin
Issue Type: Bug
Affects Versions: 3.7.0
Reporter: mike duigou
I am in the process of transitioning projects to be compatible with building on
Java 9 and later. One of the steps is to supplement and eventually replace the
properties we are using for source and target:
{{<maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>}}
{{<maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>}}
with:
{{<maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>}}
However, adding the additional property prevents compilation on Java 8 as it
does not accept the --release option
If the javac being used is Java 8 or older then the maven.compiler.release
property should be ignored or translated in to -source 8 -target 8. This will
make the transition from source/target to release easier.--
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