java 8 now required for dhis snapshot version

Hi,

we have now set the compiler target version to 1.8 in the source code, meaning you will need Java 8 installed in order to build and deploy DHIS 2 trunk.

If you are on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS you may want to use Oracle Java 8, instructions for installing through webup8 here. OpenJDK 8 should be available for most other OS, on linux you can install with package name “openjdk-8-jdk”.

If necessary, make sure you update env variables (JAVA_HOME) and make sure maven builds with Java 8.

If using Eclipse you need to add the JDK/JRE from window - preferences - installed JREs.

Note that the “perm gen” space has been removed in favor of metaspace, meaning the “XX:PermSize” and “XX:MaxPermSize” java opts no longer have any impact.

regards,

Lars

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Lars Helge Øverland

Lead developer, DHIS 2

University of Oslo

Skype: larshelgeoverland

http://www.dhis2.org

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