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This issue is related to the File|Export|Ant Buildfiles tool of a Java project.
The generated build.xml file is supposed to reflect the compiler settings set either at the workspace or the project level.
In the Java|Compiler settings, the Compiler compliance level can be set. Another checkbox allows for using the --release option (instead of the -source and -target options pair).
As explained here, using --release is different from using the -source and -target pair.
However, the generated build.xml file always contains the following code, even if the "Use --release" option is checked in the Java Compiler properties:
<target depends="init" name="build-project">
<echo message="${ant.project.name}: ${ant.file}"/>
<javac debug="true" debuglevel="${debuglevel}" destdir="classes" includeantruntime="false" source="${source}" target="${target}">
<src path="src"/>
<classpath refid="Nodus.classpath"/>
</javac>
</target>
Expected behavior:
- When "Use --release" is checked (at the project or workspace level) a "release" property should be set, instead of the "target" and "source" properties in build.xml. Example:
<property name="release" value="11"/>
- The following code should replace the previous one in build.xml:
<target depends="init" name="build-project">
<echo message="${ant.project.name}: ${ant.file}"/>
<javac debug="true" debuglevel="${debuglevel}" destdir="classes" includeantruntime="false" release="${release}">
<src path="src"/>
<classpath refid="Nodus.classpath"/>
</javac>
</target>
Tested under this environment:
- Eclipse IDE/Platform version (as shown in Help > About): 2024-06 (4.32.0)
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