Also set your JAVA_HOME to the Java 8 distribution when running maven here as many modules in 2.x assume they're compiled via Java 8, not via toolchains.
On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 12:59 PM Mohammed B <[email protected]> wrote: > > I still get the same error. This is my toolchains.xml now: > > <toolchains> > <!-- JDK toolchains --> > <toolchain> > <type>jdk</type> > <provides> > <version>14</version> > <vendor>sun</vendor> > </provides> > <configuration> > <jdkHome>C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14.0.1</jdkHome> > </configuration> > </toolchain> > <toolchain> > <type>jdk</type> > <provides> > <version>9</version> > <vendor>sun</vendor> > </provides> > <configuration> > <jdkHome>C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14.0.1</jdkHome> > </configuration> > </toolchain> > <toolchain> > <type>jdk</type> > <provides> > <version>8</version> > <vendor>eclipse</vendor> > </provides> > <configuration> > <jdkHome>C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-8.0.322.6-hotspot</jdkHome> > </configuration> > </toolchain> > <toolchain> > <type>jdk</type> > <provides> > <version>1.8</version> > <vendor>eclipse</vendor> > </provides> > <configuration> > <jdkHome>C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-8.0.322.6-hotspot</jdkHome> > </configuration> > </toolchain> > > > <!-- other toolchains --> > </toolchains> > > I also get these warning: > > [WARNING] Unable to autodetect 'javac' path, using 'javac' from the > environment. > [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------- > [WARNING] COMPILATION WARNING : > [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------- > [WARNING] [options] bootstrap class path not set in conjunction with > -source 8 > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 8:34 PM Matt Sicker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What I've done in my own toolchains file before is setting a version > > of Java for both "1.8" and "8" along with an entry for version "9" > > (but pointing to Java 11) and "11". > > > > In the master branch, this test was since updated to stop referring to > > the removed class as that branch requires Java 11 as the base anyways. > > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 12:29 PM Mohammed B <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > I replaced the tool chain of 14 with 8 and the build fails on the "API > > Java > > > 9 support" project. If I added both toolchains, I get the same error as > > > before. > > > > > > Here's how my toolchain.xml looks like now: > > > > > > <toolchains> > > > <!-- JDK toolchains --> > > > <toolchain> > > > <type>jdk</type> > > > <provides> > > > <version>14</version> > > > <vendor>sun</vendor> > > > </provides> > > > <configuration> > > > <jdkHome>C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14.0.1</jdkHome> > > > </configuration> > > > </toolchain> > > > <toolchain> > > > <type>jdk</type> > > > <provides> > > > <version>8</version> > > > <vendor>eclipse</vendor> > > > </provides> > > > <configuration> > > > <jdkHome>C:\Program Files\Eclipse > > Adoptium\jdk-8.0.322.6-hotspot</jdkHome> > > > </configuration> > > > </toolchain> > > > > > > > > > <!-- other toolchains --> > > > </toolchains> > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 8:20 PM Gary Gregory <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > Use Java 8 means just that so yes you have to download it ;-) > > > > > > > > Gary > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 12:57 Mohammed Barayyan <[email protected] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Does that mean I have to install JDK 8? or can I modify the > > toolchains or > > > > > the pom.xml to achieve that? > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 7:56 PM Gary Gregory <[email protected] > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Use Java 8, not 14. > > > > > > > > > > > > Gary > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 12:35 Mohammed Barayyan < > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any advice on the issue please. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to test and build branch 2.x from source but I get an > > > > error: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > error: cannot find symbol > > > > > > > [ERROR] symbol: class Reflection > > > > > > > [ERROR] location: package sun.reflect > > > > > > > > > > > > > > More details about my question in: > > > > > > > stackoverflow question <Hello, I'm trying to test and build > > branch > > > > 2.x > > > > > > from > > > > > > > source but I get an error: error: cannot find symbol [ERROR] > > symbol: > > > > > > class > > > > > > > Reflection [ERROR] location: package sun.reflect More details > > about > > > > my > > > > > > > question in: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71957458/building-and-testing-log4j2-from-source-fails-cannot-find-symbol-symbol-clas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
