[SLIDER-13] switch build to be java7+ only

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: Slider 0.30
• Sprint: slider may 1
• Assignee: Steve Loughran
• Reporter: Steve Loughran
• Created: 05/May/14 14:19
• Updated: 06/May/14 11:04
• Resolved: 06/May/14 11:04

Description

change the build settings so that the java version is 7+ only.

This formalises the fact that we don't test on java6, and lets us switch to java7 language features and APIs