Re: Q: javac -source and -target version

Hi,

On Thu, 5 Oct 2023 01:26:11 +0200
Emmanuel Bourg <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've just uploaded java-common/0.75 with a new java_compat_level
> variable if you want to give it a try:
> 
>    #!/usr/bin/make -f
>    
>    include /usr/share/java/java_defaults.mk
>    
>    build:
>        javac -source $(java_compat_level) -target $(java_compat_level) ...

 Thank you, and how about adding java_compat_level=8 for Java21?
 Since some FTBFS reports are there.
 https://salsa.debian.org/java-team/java-common/-/merge_requests/3


> It's preferable to keep using the -source/-target options rather than
> removing them, it extends the lower bound of the Java versions range
> usable with the package.

 Okay :)