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Gili edited comment on MJAVADOC-562 at 1/4/19 3:15 AM: ------------------------------------------------------- I dropped mention of adding support for *\-source* because *--release* implies *\-source* plus a bootclasspath. This is supposed to be the correct way to do it moving forward. was (Author: cowwoc): I dropped mention of adding support for **-source** because **--release** implies **-source** plus a bootclasspath. This is supposed to be the correct way to do it moving forward. > Ability to pass --release to Javadoc tool > ----------------------------------------- > > Key: MJAVADOC-562 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MJAVADOC-562 > Project: Maven Javadoc Plugin > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: jar, javadoc > Affects Versions: 3.1.0 > Reporter: Gili > Priority: Major > > Users of the {{maven-compiler-plugin}} are able to build in one compiler > version while targeting an older version. We need the same ability for this > plugin. > Justification: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8212233 > Workaround: Build the project using the same JDK version as the project is > targetting. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)