Compile android app with java 11 dependencies

Question

I am trying to build an android app with some dependencies compiled in java 11.

I have configured this in the build.gradle :

android {
  compileOptions {
      sourceCompatibility = 1.11
      targetCompatibility = 1.11
  }
    ...
}

And I have configured my project structure with the java 11 sdk.

I am using this version of the android tool build plugin :

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.3'

And this version of gradle :

distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.6.4-all.zip

I am also pointing to java 11 for the Gradle JVM.

But when I compile the app, I always get this error :

Execution failed for task ':app:compileDevJavaWithJavac'.
> Could not target platform: 'Java SE 11' using tool chain: 'JDK 8 (1.8)'.

I do not understand why.

I have checked my JAVA_HOME and my java -version and they both point to 11.

Does anybody has an idea of what is going on ?

Thanks

Please see this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/48114212/2683297 — Gabriel Lidenor, Jan 17 '20 at 15:45
Not working as well... Now I get this error : ```class file has wrong version 55.0, should be 52.0 Please remove or make sure it appears in the correct subdirectory of the classpath.``` — hachiko, Jan 17 '20 at 16:21
Do you compile inside Android Studio or on a stand-alone command-line? Android Studio contains an integrated Java 8 JDK which is used by default. — Robert, Jan 18 '20 at 12:21
I'm using IntelliJ and the stand-alone Gradle inside the project. IntelliJ is delegating the build to Gradle. And I have changed the Gradle JVM to use java 11. — hachiko, Jan 20 '20 at 07:01

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 17 '20 at 15:44

6

Try like this :

compileOptions {
    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
}

answered Jan 17 '20 at 15:44

dgp

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Doesn't seem to work. Gives android.annotations not found – saumilsdk Jun 06 '21 at 16:37

score -3 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 09 '20 at 02:53

-3

If using Kotlin in your module, your build.gradle file should be set as so:

android {
 ...
  compileOptions {
    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
  }

  kotlinOptions {
    jvmTarget = "11"
  }
}

answered Dec 09 '20 at 02:53

mvbrenes

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Doesn't seem to work. Gives android.annotations not found – saumilsdk Jun 06 '21 at 16:36

Compile android app with java 11 dependencies

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