8072480: javac should support compilation for a specific platform version Summary: Adding a new javac option for compiling for JDK N: -release N; including history data for previous version of JDK. Reviewed-by: erikj, ihse, jjg, mcimadamore, mr Contributed-by: jan.lahoda@oracle.com, erik.joelsson@oracle.com, jonathan.gibbons@oracle.com

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/**

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 * @test /nodynamiccopyright/

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 * @bug 8072480

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 * @summary Verify that javac rejects Java 8 program with -release 7

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 * @compile ReleaseOption.java

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 * @compile/fail/ref=ReleaseOption-release7.out -XDrawDiagnostics -release 7 ReleaseOption.java

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 */

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interface ReleaseOption extends java.util.stream.Stream {

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}