On 05/08/2017 10:46 AM, Mohan Radhakrishnan wrote: > Hi, > I have jdk9-ea on windows. Why does this fail ? > > D:\Spring\jcstress>java -version > java version "9-ea" > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9-ea+168) > Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9-ea+168, mixed mode) Try with a more recent JDK 9 EA? It builds fine with JDK 9 b177. Thanks, -Aleksey