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 Older projects with module-info
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 Robert Scholte
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 2016-09-27
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Older projects with module-info

  Projects that want to be compatible with older versions of Java (i.e 1.8 or below bytecode and API), but also want to provide a
  <<<module-info.java>>> for use on Java 9+ runtime, must be aware that they need to call <<<javac>>> twice:
  
  [[1]] the <<<module-info.java>>> must be compiled with <<<release=9>>>,

  [[2]] while the rest of the sources must be compiled with the lower expected compatibility version of <<<source>>>/<<<target>>>.

  []

  The preferred way to do this is by having 2 execution blocks, as described below:

  [[1]] default <<<default-compile>>> execution with <<<release=9>>>,

  [[2]] additional custom <<<base-compile>>> execution with expected target compatibility.

  []

  Notice that, in addition, JDK 9 only supports compilations for Java 6 and above, so projects wanting to be compatible with Java 5 or below need
  to use two different JDKs for the 2 executions. With {{{/guides/mini/guide-using-toolchains.html}toolchains}} configuration, it is
  quite easy to achieve this, even if a little bit more complex.

* Java 6 to 8 Compatibility

  In case you want the project to be Java 6, 7 or 8 compatible, you can simply use JDK 9 for both execution blocks.

  The easiest way is to use Java 9 as the runtime for Maven, by setting <<<JAVA_HOME=/path/to/jdk-9>>> before running <<<mvn>>>.
  But if you want to use an older Java runtime for Maven, you can use the maven-toolchain-plugin to specify the shared JDK (supported since Maven 2.0.9)
  or a custom jdkToolchain (supported since Maven 3.3.1) and refer to the JDK 9 installation on your system.  

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<project>
  [...]
  <build>
    [...]
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>${project.version}</version>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <id>default-compile</id>
            <configuration>
              <release>9</release>
              <!-- no excludes: compile everything to ensure module-info contains right entries -->
            </configuration>
          </execution>
          <execution>
            <id>base-compile</id>
            <goals>
              <goal>compile</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
              <!-- recompile everything for target VM except the module-info.java -->
              <excludes>
                <exclude>module-info.java</exclude>
              </excludes>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
        </executions>
        <!-- defaults for compile and testCompile -->
        <configuration>
          <release>6</release><!-- or 7 or 8 depending on compatibility expectations -->
          <!-- Only required when Maven runtime JAVA_HOME isn't at least Java 9 and when haven't configured the maven-toolchains-plugin -->
          <jdkToolchain>
            <version>9</version>
          </jdkToolchain>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
    [...]
  </build>
  [...]
</project>
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* Java 5 or below Compatibility

  Given Maven 3 requires newer Java release at runtime, you'll absolutely need to use Toolchains to use a JDK different from
  Maven runtime.

  Be aware that you will need at least Maven 3.3.1 to specify a custom jdkToolchain in your plugin configuration.
  You could add a jdkToolchain to do base-compile execution-block as well referring to JDK 5. 

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<project>
  [...]
  <build>
    [...]
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>${project.version}</version>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <id>default-compile</id>
            <configuration>
              <release>9</release>
              <!-- no excludes: compile everything to ensure module-info contains right entries -->
              <!-- toolchain required when JAVA_HOME is JDK 8 or below -->
              <jdkToolchain>
                <version>9</version>
              </jdkToolchain>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
          <execution>
            <id>base-compile</id>
            <goals>
              <goal>compile</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
              <!-- recompile everything for target VM except the module-info.java -->
              <excludes>
                <exclude>module-info.java</exclude>
              </excludes>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
        </executions>
        <!-- defaults for compile and testCompile -->
        <configuration>
          <source>1.5</source>
          <target>1.5</target>
          <!-- jdkToolchain required when JAVA_HOME is JDK 9 or above -->
          <jdkToolchain>
            <version>[1.5,9)</version>
          </jdkToolchain>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
    [...]
  </build>
  [...]
</project>
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