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Abhijeet Kushe
Abhijeet Kushe

Reputation: 2607

Eclipse Luna Java8 Beta

I downloaded the latest java8 from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html which I believe is the official Java8 release.But my eclipse Luna still displays in its preferences that it is a Beta version This is what I get after I type java -version 

java version "1.8.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0-b132)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.0-b70, mixed mode)

Is the build version a beta or is it the official one

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1843

Answers (2)

Gijs Overvliet
Gijs Overvliet

Reputation: 2691

The upcoming Luna M7 milestone will have Java 8 support. Prior Luna builds don't have it. You can also add Java 8 support to Kepler SR2.

https://wiki.eclipse.org/JDT/Eclipse_Java_8_Support_For_Kepler

Once installed, you’ll need to tell your projects to use Java 8. First add the JDK to eclipse:

  • Go to Window -> Preferences
  • Go to Java -> Installed JREs
  • Add Standard VM, and point to the location of the JRE
  • Then go to Compiler
  • Set Compiler compliance level to 1.8

Then tell the project to use JDK 1.8:

  • Go to Project -> preferences
  • Go to Java Compiler
  • Enable project specific settings
  • Set Compiler compliance level to 1.8

Upvotes: 2

greg-449
greg-449

Reputation: 111217

The b132 and b70 values are build numbers and are the correct values for the release.

Upvotes: 1

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