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Robert Scholte commented on MCOMPILER-335:
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I didn't mean dropping the value. source+target or release must be required
parameters as they are right now, otherwise the results depend on the JDK
version, that's not what I want. I'd prefer not to change the value, it is good
enough to make a "Hello World" application. Developers should be motivated to
always set this value, in case somebody decides in the future to change the
default value (again). But _if_ we do, then go for the lowest version supported
by the highest JDK. That would mean 1.6.
> Update default source/target
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> Key: MCOMPILER-335
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCOMPILER-335
> Project: Maven Compiler Plugin
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Affects Versions: 3.7.0
> Reporter: Fred Bricon
> Priority: Major
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> default source/target have been set to 1.5 in 2010 (MCOMPILER-80). I think
> it's about time to update the default.
> 1.8 would be my preference, as 9 /10 would probably be a tad too ambitious.
> But, since Maven requires at least Java 1.7 to run, 1.7 is probably the
> safest option.
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