There are now JDK variables defined across all nodes, so step 3 can be
simplified:

3) Add the definition of JAVA_1_N_HOME to the job:
Under Build Environment / Tool Environment:
Tick JDK_1_6_LATEST__HOME (for example)

Under Pre Steps / Properties Content, add the following definition
(adjust as necessary)

JAVA_1_6_HOME=${JDK_1_6_LATEST__HOME}

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From: sebb <seb...@gmail.com>
Date: 9 March 2017 at 12:29
Subject: [JENKINS] fixing builds that require less than Java 7
To: CommonsDev <dev@commons.apache.org>


Jenkins now requires Java 7 for running Maven builds

However it is possible to use the -Pjava-1.6 (etc) profiles to
continue to build with the target JVM

1) Update the main JVM to at least 1.7 so Jenkins-Maven works

2) add -Pjava-1.n to the Maven command line

3) Add the definition of JAVA_1_N_HOME to the job:

Build Environment
Inject environment variables to the build process
Properties Content: JAVA_1_N_HOME=/home/jenkins/tools/java/latest1.N/

The path in the above line is taken from:

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INFRA/JDK+Installation+Matrix

This is the approach used in Commons Validator, Net, Pool (and now CLI)

As an alternative, the JAVA_1_N_HOME variable can be defined in terms
of one of the 'Tool Environment' variables. e.g.

JAVA_1_5_HOME=${JDK_1_5_LATEST__HOME}

This avoids having to use the actual path name.

Unfortunately there don't seem to be any Java settings that apply to
all nodes; the Windows paths and names are different from the Ubuntu
ones.

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