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Reputation: 18171

Does NetBeans 8.2 not support JDK 1.4 source binary format?

I have installed NetBeans IDE 8.2 and found that it refuses to generate 1.4 format java binary. How to solve this problem?

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Upvotes: 1

Views: 1204

Answers (1)

Stephen C
Stephen C

Reputation: 718876

One solution is to install a JDK, and compile from the command line using javac -target 1.4 .... If you really want to be sure that your code will work on Java 1.4, you should be using a Java 1.4 JDK. (Yes, they are still available ... in the Oracle Java download archives.)

It would be advisable to use a build tool.

The other thing is that compiling for the Java 1.4 platform ought to be a thing of the past. According to Wikipedia:

Public support and security updates for Java 1.4 ended in October 2008. Paid security updates for Oracle customers ended in February 2013.

If you are still using or supporting a product on Java 1.4, it is long past time that you stopped. (It looks like the NetBeans team has done this!)

Upvotes: 1

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