[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Compiling for older version of java

[joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (joel)]

Tom Schindl wrote:

> Well and that's exactly the problem the ANT-File has no idea that you 
> want it to compile the JavaSources to 1.5 (it defaults to the compiler 
> version). You need to set this in there explicitly. Take a look at the 
> ant-Documentation (I think the properties are named source and target 
> but I could be wrong)

> Tom

Ok, I am an idiot.  It's working now.  Thanks to both of you.  I had 
mistakenly assumed that ANT and Eclipse had tighter integration than it 
does because of the ANT consoles visibility in Eclipse.

Thanks again,

--Joel