JDK-8173605 : Remove support for source and target 1.7 option in javac
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 11
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2017-01-28
  • Updated: 2024-10-27
  • Resolved: 2022-09-01
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JDK 20
20 b14Fixed
Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-8293051 - Further refactor javac after removal of -source/-target/--release 7
CSR :  
JDK-8293047 - Remove support for source and target 1.7 option in javac
Relates :  
JDK-8293318 - bootcycle build failures starting in jdk-20+14-879-tier4
Relates :  
JDK-8046172 - JEP 182: Policy for Retiring javac -source and -target Options
Relates :  
JDK-8295176 - some langtools test pollutes source tree
Relates :  
JDK-8028563 - Remove javac support for 6/1.6 source and target values
Sub Tasks
JDK-8302602 :  
Release Note: Remove Support for javac -source/-target/--release 7 - Resolved
Description
As a follow-up to JDK-8028563 from JDK 10 which removed support for the 1.6/6 source and target option, in JDK 11 support for the 1.7/7 source and target option should be removed. As part of this work, the 1.8/8 option should be deprecated.

This is a continuation of the policy described in JEP 182: Policy for Retiring javac -source and -target Options (JDK-8046172).
Comments
A pull request was submitted for review. Branch: master URL: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10074 Date: 2022-08-30 00:04:03 +0000
27-10-2024
Changeset: 2d18dda3 Author: Joe Darcy <darcy@openjdk.org> Date: 2022-09-01 16:43:50 +0000 URL: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/2d18dda3f2074a4f8b9a0c62ece9ac6d5284e93b
01-09-2022
As -source/-target/--release 6 is now planned to be removed in 12, removing support for 7 should occur in a later release. The eventual release may be adjusted again in the future.
16-05-2018
As JDK-8028563 was re-targeted to JDK 11, changed the expected fix version of this issue to 12.
02-01-2018