[KAFKA-2034] sourceCompatibility not set in Kafka build.gradle

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.8.2.1
• Component/s: build
• Labels: newbie
• Assignee: Ismael Juma
• Reporter: Derek Bassett
• Reviewer: Ewen Cheslack-Postava
• Created: 20/Mar/15 15:48
• Updated: 26/Apr/15 15:14
• Resolved: 26/Apr/15 15:14

Description

The build.gradle does not explicitly set the sourceCompatibility version in build.gradle. This allows kafka when built by Java 1.8 to incorrectly set the wrong version of the class files. This also would allow Java 1.8 features to be merged into Kafka.