8306854: javac with '-source 7' should honor default methods in implemented Java 8 interfaces

[Archie Cobbs]

On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 9:41 AM Volker Simonis <volker.simonis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 4:14 PM Brian Goetz <brian.goetz at oracle.com>
> wrote:
> > It's not OK to consider, use, or interpret a default method in B.class
> > (version >= Java 8) when compiling C.java with `-source 7`.
>
> I could fully accept your answer if 'javac -source 7' would plainly reject
> to process Java 8 class files.


An observation from a neutral observer...

I think there is a basic confusion here about what exactly the "-source"
flag is supposed to mean.

A basic question: what, if anything, does "-source" have to do with how
CLASS files are interpreted??

Brian seems to be implying that it only affects how SOURCE files are
interpreted.

Volker seems to be implying that it should also affect how CLASS files are
interpreted.

Maybe clarifying this question would help.

-Archie

-- 
Archie L. Cobbs
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