Maven build Compilation error : Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) on project Maven

java maven build maven-compiler-plugin
roger_that picture roger_that · Mar 1, 2017 · Viewed 594.9k times · Source

I have a maven project forked and cloned from a git repo onto my eclipse. It is build on Java 8. The first thing i do is perform a 

mvn clean install

But I get following failure message:

[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO]                                                                         
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Building Maven 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] 
[INFO] --- maven-clean-plugin:2.5:clean (default-clean) @ Maven ---
[INFO] Deleting /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/target
[INFO] 
[INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources (default-resources) @ Maven ---
[WARNING] Using platform encoding (UTF-8 actually) to copy filtered resources, i.e. build is platform dependent!
[INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/resources
[INFO] 
[INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) @ Maven ---
[INFO] Changes detected - recompiling the module!
[WARNING] File encoding has not been set, using platform encoding UTF-8, i.e. build is platform dependent!
[INFO] Compiling 66 source files to /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/target/classes
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] COMPILATION ERROR : 
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/PrenPost/scanUtility.java:[54,52] diamond operator is not supported in -source 1.5
  (use -source 7 or higher to enable diamond operator)
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/AppUtility.java:[87,86] diamond operator is not supported in -source 1.5
  (use -source 7 or higher to enable diamond operator)
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/PrenPost/ComparisionUtility.java:[58,52] diamond operator is not supported in -source 1.5
  (use -source 7 or higher to enable diamond operator)
[INFO] 3 errors 
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 1.266 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2017-03-01T12:11:27+05:30
[INFO] Final Memory: 13M/309M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) on project Maven: Compilation failure: Compilation failure:
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/PrenPost/scanUtility.java:[54,52] diamond operator is not supported in -source 1.5
[ERROR] (use -source 7 or higher to enable diamond operator)
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/AppUtility.java:[87,86] diamond operator is not supported in -source 1.5
[ERROR] (use -source 7 or higher to enable diamond operator)
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/PrenPost/ComparisionUtility.java:[58,52] diamond operator is not supported in -source 1.5
[ERROR] (use -source 7 or higher to enable diamond operator)
[ERROR] -> [Help 1]
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1]   http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoFailureException

However, below is the build path details of the project which clearly has JRE - 8 set up: build path

and the compilation set up:

Compliance level

No matter how many times I build the project, i get the same error. Even after cleaning the project and refreshing it from eclipse doesn't help. Please guide.

UPDATE:

After adding the properties to set maven compiler plugin

<properties>
 <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
 <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
</properties>

,

am getting the below error:

[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO]                                                                         
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Building Maven 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] 
[INFO] --- maven-clean-plugin:2.5:clean (default-clean) @ Maven ---
[INFO] Deleting /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/target
[INFO] 
[INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources (default-resources) @ Maven ---
[WARNING] Using platform encoding (UTF-8 actually) to copy filtered resources, i.e. build is platform dependent!
[INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/resources
[INFO] 
[INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) @ Maven ---
[INFO] Changes detected - recompiling the module!
[WARNING] File encoding has not been set, using platform encoding UTF-8, i.e. build is platform dependent!
[INFO] Compiling 66 source files to /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/target/classes
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[WARNING] COMPILATION WARNING : 
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[WARNING] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/MainUITabbed.java: /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/MainUITabbed.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
[WARNING] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/MainUITabbed.java: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
[WARNING] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/MainUITabbed.java: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
[WARNING] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/MainUITabbed.java: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
[INFO] 4 warnings 
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] COMPILATION ERROR : 
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/MainUITabbed.java:[26,22] package com.apple.eawt does not exist
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/MainUITabbed.java:[93,41] cannot find symbol
  symbol: class Application
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/MainUITabbed.java:[93,67] cannot find symbol
  symbol: variable Application
[INFO] 3 errors 
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 2.591 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2017-03-01T13:09:47+05:30
[INFO] Final Memory: 21M/347M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) on project Maven: Compilation failure: Compilation failure:
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/MainUITabbed.java:[26,22] package com.apple.eawt does not exist
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/MainUITabbed.java:[93,41] cannot find symbol
[ERROR] symbol: class Application
[ERROR] /Users/vshukla/git/Prism/src/main/java/main/MainUITabbed.java:[93,67] cannot find symbol
[ERROR] symbol: variable Application
[ERROR] -> [Help 1]
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoFailureException

And here is the code snippet giving the compilation error from MainUITabbed class:

import com.apple.eawt.Application;
public static void main(String[] args) {
    EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            try {


                Application application = Application.getApplication(); // line 93

                ImageIcon imgicon = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource(
                        "ICON.jpg"));
                Image img = imgicon.getImage();


                application.setDockIconImage(img);

                MainUITabbed frame = new MainUITabbed();
                frame.setVisible(true);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();

            }
        }
    });
}

Answer

user7639880 picture user7639880 · Mar 1, 2017

The error occurred because the code is not for the default compiler used there. Paste this code in effective POM before the root element ends, after declaring dependencies, to change the compiler used. Adjust version as you need.

<dependencies>
...
</dependencies>
<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
            <configuration>
                <source>1.8</source>
                <target>1.8</target>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

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