Setting java bootclasspath

Question

I have JDK6 & 8 installed on my computer, I would like to do

    javac -source 1.6

However I have this warning

    warning: [options] bootstrap class path not set in conjunction with -source 1.6

Does anyone know how to set it? I am not using any IDE and I'm on windows7. Thanks!

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 22 '14 at 23:47

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You can use -Xbootclasspath and provide all jar files there from your JDK6's jre/lib directory, but a better way of doing it would be to call javac from your JDK6 installation:

<path-to-jdk6>/bin/javac ...

answered Jun 22 '14 at 23:47

Oleg Gryb

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Sorry I have edit my question, I have jdk6& 8 so it would be javac -bootclasspath c/user/.../jdk6/bin/javac ? – naiimco Jun 22 '14 at 23:50
I would not bother with bootclasspath, I would simply call javac from JDK6 – Oleg Gryb Jun 22 '14 at 23:52
So I would need to copy my files directly in the JDK6 folder? – naiimco Jun 22 '14 at 23:54
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No, you call javac from JDK6, e.g. if you JDK6 is installed in C:\Java6 directory, you would call: c:\Java6\bin\javac – Oleg Gryb Jun 22 '14 at 23:56

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