If someone is experimenting with Java 1.5 on their system (like me), the Java 1.5 compiler will cause a problem because you specify a target of 1.3 without specifying the source parameter. The source parameter is the most important aspect, and you will have a target of 1.2 if you specify a source of 1.2 or 1.3.
Please do not use the target parameter on javac without a corresponding source parameter.
Problematic:
javac -target 1.3 ....
This will cause problems if the default source parameter changes (as it does from 1.4 to 1.5beta1 to 1.5beta2.
Best:
javac -source 1.3 ....
This will allow the compiler to generate the corresponding target automatically and you don't get bitten by the default source changes.
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