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Run maven using a different version of Java than the one used to run maven

I'm using maven 3.2.5 to build my project, this version of maven is compatible with java 6.

I want to build a project that enforces using java 5 with maven-enforcer-plugin.

If I set JAVA_HOME to java 5 directory, I can't run maven and if I set JAVA_HOME to java 6 directory, the enforcer plugin complains about java version.

Is there a way to to tell maven to use a different version of java from the one that is used to run maven?

Solution

  • This is situation where you need to use toolchains which can exactly solve the problem. Like running Maven with JDK 7 (for example Maven 3.5.0) but the code needs to be compiled and tested with JDK 6.

    See the documentation about toolchains.