[ANN] Apache Maven Compiler Plugin Version 3.8.0 Released

[Karl Heinz Marbaise]

The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the
Apache Maven Compiler Plugin Version 3.8.0

https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/

You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration:

Important Notes since Version 3.8.0

* The default value for source/target has been lifted
from 1.5 to 1.6 see MCOMPILER-335.


<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.8.0</version>
</plugin>

You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page:

https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/download.cgi

Release Notes Maven Compiler Plugin 3.8.0

https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12317225&version=12341563


Bugs:

* [MCOMPILER-311] - NPE when --patch-module is used
* [MCOMPILER-321] - Problematic Java 9 modules are silently ignored
* [MCOMPILER-332] - Java 10 not supported
* [MCOMPILER-338] - Build Issue based on MCOMPILER-192 IT
* [MCOMPILER-342] - Unsupported class file major version 55
* [MCOMPILER-343] - Tests fail to compile in modularized project due to wrong module descriptor path being passed to plexus-java

Improvements:

* [MCOMPILER-313] - Support mrjar dependency with module descriptor only in META-INF/versions/x
* [MCOMPILER-323] - Support multi-release jars
* [MCOMPILER-335] - Update default source/target from 1.5 to 1.6
* [MCOMPILER-341] - Compile module-info.java files located in test sources

Tasks:

* [MCOMPILER-336] - Dependency that should be on modulepath sometime put on classpath
* [MCOMPILER-344] - Deprecate <optimize> flag
* [MCOMPILER-350] - Add GitHub Documentation

Dependency upgrades:

* [MCOMPILER-324] - Upgrade parent to 31
* [MCOMPILER-351] - Upgrade maven-plugins parent to version 32
* [MCOMPILER-352] - Upgrade maven-shared-utils to 3.2.1
* [MCOMPILER-353] - Upgrade plexus-compiler to 2.8.4


Enjoy,

- The Apache Maven team