[OPENNLP-894] Switch from Java 7 to Java 8

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.0
• Component/s: Build, Packaging and Test
• Assignee: Suneel Marthi
• Reporter: Jörn Kottmann
• Created: 19/Dec/16 23:48
• Updated: 20/Dec/16 14:12
• Resolved: 20/Dec/16 14:12

Description

Java 7 is now End Of Life and OpenNLP should be updated to use Java 8.

• Update the POMs
• Add comment to README / NOTES files

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #10