http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/examples/manifest-customization.html
On 8 April 2013 12:41, virg g <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for the reply. As a developer i would be knowing, whether it is > compiled with which jdk version. Once project's jars/wars released, they > will be validated/tracked with Build-Jdk of manifest info of jars and wars, > which is actually showing different than actual. At least how to override > this property in maven-jar-plugin. What is the property is generates > Build-JDK > value? so that atelast i cna use this. > Thank you. Help is highly appreciated > > > On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 4:51 PM, Stephen Connolly < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > The manifest is not generated by JavaC but by the tool used to JAR up the > > files. That would be the Maven Jar Plugin which does not fork the build > but > > actually generates the JAR file using the JRE that you launch Maven with. > > > > It should not matter whether you use Java 1.2 or Java 1.8 to JAR up the > > files as the JAR specification has not changed. What should matter to you > > is the bytecode version, and there are tools such as AnimalSniffer that > can > > help you verify that the bytecode version is the version you believe it > > should be > > > > > > On 8 April 2013 11:41, virg g <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I want to compile my code with multiple JDK versions 1.4, 1.5, 1.6. I > am > > > using maven-compiler-plugin 3.0. > > > i am changing <executable>${JAVA_1_5_HOME}/bin/javac</executable> > > parameter > > > in maven-compiler-plugin and also set source and target to 1.5. But my > > > default JAVA_HOME is 1.6. The source is getting compiled with 1.5 java > > > compiler. But if the the manifest file version always shows Build-Jdk: > > as > > > 1.6. It is picking from my JAVA_HOME, Not the the javac version it is > > > built. I have tried same thing even with maven-toolchains-plugin > plugin > > > also by setting all jdk paths. How to change manifest info to point to > > > correct jdk? Do i have to reset JAVA_HOME everytime if i change jdk? > > > > > >
