[MEAR-254] Support JavaEE version 8

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.10.1
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0
• Assignee: Karl Heinz Marbaise
• Reporter: Fred Bricon
• Created: 10/Jan/18 20:07
• Updated: 04/Mar/18 16:40
• Resolved: 04/Mar/18 14:04

Description

Java EE 8 EARs can not be built using the latest ear plugin, eg.

<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-ear-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.10.1</version>
<configuration>
<generateApplicationXml>true</generateApplicationXml>
<version>8</version>
<defaultLibBundleDir>lib</defaultLibBundleDir>
</configuration>
</plugin>

yields :

Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-ear-plugin:2.10.1:generate-application-xml (default-generate-application-xml) on project gsdf: Invalid version [8]

See http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/jsc/xml/ns/javaee/index.html#8 for the latest Java EE schema updates