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Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8

From Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8
Date 2017-10-02 20:03 -0400
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On 10/2/2017 7:46 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> As I explained then I believe that --release replaces -source (that
> set the language itself version), -target (that set the generated Java
> byte code version) and -Xbootclasspath (that set the javart.jar used
> and therefore the version used).

I found the documentation:

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/migrate/toc.htm#JSMIG-GUID-7744EF96-5899-4FB2-B34E-86D49B2E89B6

<quote>
The --release N flag is conceptually a macro for:

-source N -target N -bootclasspath $PATH_TO_rt.jar_FOR_RELEASE_N
</quote>

Arne

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Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2017-10-02 10:51 -0500
  Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-10-02 14:25 -0400
    Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2017-10-02 14:49 -0500
      Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-10-02 16:10 -0400
        Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2017-10-02 16:08 -0500
          Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-10-02 19:46 -0400
            Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-10-02 20:03 -0400
              Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-10-02 20:12 -0400
                Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-10-02 20:24 -0400
                Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2017-10-03 10:32 -0500
                Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-10-03 20:48 -0400
                Re: Problem compiling with 9 for 8 Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2017-10-04 17:27 -0500

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