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ASF GitHub Bot commented on MCOMPILER-529: ------------------------------------------ slachiewicz commented on PR #245: URL: https://github.com/apache/maven-compiler-plugin/pull/245#issuecomment-2578317952 It's possible to set .release property not only for Java 9+ but also do or Java 8. Plugin will skip passing this parameter to compiler for Java 8 > Improve the docs about usage 1.8 vs. 8 for source/target > -------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: MCOMPILER-529 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCOMPILER-529 > Project: Maven Compiler Plugin > Issue Type: Improvement > Affects Versions: 3.10.1 > Reporter: Karl Heinz Marbaise > Priority: Minor > Labels: up-for-grabs > > The current descriptions/docs only mentioned the usage of {{1.8}} for > source/target. But it looks like I can use also {{8}} instead. But all the > examples on the usage page etc. using {{1.8}}... even the error message tells > me to do: > {{code}} > use -source 8 ... > {{code}} -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)