Can javac 11 compile for Java 6 / 7?

[Naman <> NullPointer]

Just to support that this is stated in the JEP-182 [1], which might need an
edit if the policy is not followed or updated with JDK 10.

JDK 9 will implement a "one plus three back" support policy meaning that 1.9
> /9, 1.8/8, 1.7/7, and 1.6/6 will be recognized in that release. That
> policy will continue in JDK 10.


[1] http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/182

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On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 1:02 PM, Nicolai Parlog <nipa at codefx.org> wrote:

>  Hi!
>
> Javac 9 supports "one plus three back" for the three flags -release,
> -source, and -target, meaning "6" was a valid value for all of them.
>
> Javac 10 did not change that and javac 11 (build 5) doesn't seem to do
> that either. Will it stay that way until the release in September, i.e.
> will JDK 11 allow compiling code for Java 6?
>
>  so long ... Nicolai
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