[GitHub] [maven-compiler-plugin] michael-o commented on a diff in pull request #187: [MCOMPILER-534] Document conditional setting of the --release property

["michael-o (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>]

michael-o commented on code in PR #187:
URL: https://github.com/apache/maven-compiler-plugin/pull/187#discussion_r1181265158


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src/site/apt/examples/set-compiler-release.apt.vm:
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@@ -80,3 +80,30 @@ Setting the <<<--release>>> of the Java Compiler
   since Java 9. As such, the release number does not start with 1.x anymore. Also note that the
   supported <<<release>>> targets include the release of the currently used JDK plus a limited number
   of previous releases.
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+* Usage on JDK 8
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+  The <<<--release>>> option is used to target an older Java release than the JDK used during the
+  build process. This flag is not supported using JDK 8. To enable a project that targets Java 8
+  to be built using JDK 8 or later requires the conditional usage of the <<<--release>>> option.

Review Comment:
   JDK 9 or later



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