[FLINK-21252] Scala quickstarts should specify -target jvm version

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.13.0
• Component/s: Build System, Quickstarts
• Labels: pull-request-available starter
• Assignee: Chesnay Schepler
• Reporter: Chesnay Schepler
• Created: 03/Feb/21 09:29
• Updated: 28/Aug/21 11:11
• Resolved: 31/Mar/21 08:02

Description

The scala-maven-plugin configuration within Flink itself sets the -target parameter to jvm-1.8, however the quickstarts do not and IIRC default to java 6.

As a result it can happen that we add new APIs that are no readily usable by Scala users.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #14945