[SUREFIRE-2221] Document minimum supported Java version for Toolchains

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.2.3
• Fix Version/s: 3.2.4, 3.2.5
• Assignee: Michael Osipov
• Reporter: Michael Osipov
• Created: 13/Dec/23 14:12
• Updated: 03/Jan/24 12:45
• Resolved: 13/Dec/23 15:45

Description

As it turns out, even if Toolchains is used with an older Java version the base line is always Java 8 since Surefire requires Java 8 as minimum. We should document that since people are having a hard time with this, see SUREFIRE-1923.

Issue Links

• is related to: SUREFIRE-1923 Toolchain using JDK 6 does not work
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #701