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What version of Java for compiler? [message #1837487]

Sun, 31 January 2021 22:24

Martin Hebel

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Registered: January 2021

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Hi, I just have a question on version of Java, which compiler, etc. I'm working on software for general distribution & sale.

Last time I tried Eclipse 2020-12, it installed and used OpenJDK 11 I believe. I had some graphics issues to reverted back to Eclipse 2020-3 using JDK 1.8.

I know that version is WAY old. So, I installed 2020-12 again thinking it would give me OpenJDK-11 again while I tried to resolve graphics issues. But it didn't do that - it was still using JDK 1.8. (because my project was set up for it? - But I thought 2020-12 needed 11 at least??)

So, I downloaded openJDK 15 and set it up as the compiler.

Should I stick to 1.8 compatibility?

When I tried others, like 15 or 11, my code had about a billion errors, it was finding multiple instances of the library.... dunno why???

In any case, should I stick with compiling with 15 with 1.8 compatibility??

Thanks for any answers you can give!
-MH

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Re: What version of Java for compiler? [message #1837495 is a reply to message #1837487]

Mon, 01 February 2021 06:08

David M. Karr

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Registered: July 2009

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Eclipse can use one version of Java to run Eclipse, and any other version of Java to compile project code with. The most recent versions of Eclipse require at least Java 11 to run Eclipse with, but you can still use Java 8, or whatever, to compile projects with. Just install whatever versions of Java you want, using one to run Eclipse with, and the other(s) to compile your projects with.

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Re: What version of Java for compiler? [message #1837971 is a reply to message #1837495]

Thu, 11 February 2021 13:25

Mark Smith

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Registered: September 2020

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The default Java compiler version used by Maven is Java 1.5 . Why that is still the default Java compiler version is a good question, since Java 5 was released in 2004.

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Re: What version of Java for compiler? [message #1838823 is a reply to message #1837971]

Fri, 05 March 2021 17:58

Ben Gorheam

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Registered: March 2021

Junior Member

Hey there,
So any suggestions on the version to use? I've got the newer one and faced the same issue as Martin. Can there be the one version for both - Eclipse and code itself?

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Re: What version of Java for compiler? [message #1838833 is a reply to message #1838823]

Fri, 05 March 2021 21:51

David M. Karr

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Registered: July 2009

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You can certainly use the same JDK version running both Eclipse and your code, if that satisfies the requirements of your project. It's quite common for projects to be limited to Java 8. In that case, you will definitely need two JDK versions, because Eclipse as of recent versions requires at least Java 11. If you have no limitations, then you might as well use the latest JDK version (15, as of today).

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