What version of Java hamcrest-all v1.3 compatible with?

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In the source code for Hamcrest 1.3 the file BUILDING.txt includes this statement:

--[ Build requirements ]-------------------------------------

* JDK 1.5
  Note: that this is a buildtime dependency for 1.5 specific
  features. However the final built jars should run on 1.4
  and 1.3 JVMs with some features unavailable.

This is further supported by the javac command in the Ant build.xml ...

<javac srcdir="@{srcdir}" destdir="build/temp/@{modulename}-${version}.jar.contents" 
    debug="${debug}" target="1.5" includeantruntime="false">
    ...
</javac>

So, it looks like Hamcrest 1.3 is compatible with Java 1.5 but according to the authors ...

it should run on 1.4 and 1.3 JVMs with some features unavailable

By contrast, Hamcrest 2.x presumes Java 1.7, from the build.gradle:

import static org.gradle.api.JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7

sourceCompatibility = VERSION_1_7
targetCompatibility = VERSION_1_7