[HIVE-8268] Build hive by JDK 1.7 by default

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: Build Infrastructure
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Guo Ruijing
• Created: 26/Sep/14 07:54
• Updated: 26/Sep/14 07:54

Description

existing hive is buit by JDK 1.6 by default as:

<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${maven.compiler.plugin.version}</version>
<configuration>
<source>1.6</source>
<target>1.6</target>
</configuration>

We may change to build hive by JDK 1.7 by default
1. add

<properties>
<java.source.version>1.6</java.source.version>
<java.target.version>1.7</java.target.version>

2. change

<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${maven.compiler.plugin.version}</version>
<configuration>
<source>${java.source.version}</source>
<target>${java.target.version}</target>
</configuration>