--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/JavaCompiler.java	Fri Jul 11 18:51:32 2014 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/JavaCompiler.java	Sat Jul 12 07:32:28 2014 -0700
@@ -445,32 +445,22 @@
         boolean lintOptions =
             options.isUnset(XLINT_CUSTOM, "-"+LintCategory.OPTIONS.option);
 
-        switch (source.compareTo(Source.MIN)) {
-            case -1:
-                log.error("option.removed.source", source.name, Source.MIN.name);
-                break;
-            case 0:
-                if (lintOptions) {
-                    log.warning(LintCategory.OPTIONS, "option.obsolete.source", source.name);
-                    obsoleteOptionFound = true;
-                }
-                break;
-        }
-        // check target version request
-        switch (target.compareTo(Target.MIN)) {
-            case -1:
-                log.error("option.removed.target", target.name, Target.MIN.name);
-                break;
-            case 0:
-                if (lintOptions) {
-                    log.warning(LintCategory.OPTIONS, "option.obsolete.target", target.name);
-                    obsoleteOptionFound = true;
-                }
-                break;
+        if (source.compareTo(Source.MIN) < 0) {
+            log.error("option.removed.source", source.name, Source.MIN.name);
+        } else if (source == Source.MIN && lintOptions) {
+            log.warning(LintCategory.OPTIONS, "option.obsolete.source", source.name);
+            obsoleteOptionFound = true;
         }
 
-            if (obsoleteOptionFound)
-                log.warning(LintCategory.OPTIONS, "option.obsolete.suppression");
+        if (target.compareTo(Target.MIN) < 0) {
+            log.error("option.removed.target", target.name, Target.MIN.name);
+        } else if (target == Target.MIN && lintOptions) {
+            log.warning(LintCategory.OPTIONS, "option.obsolete.target", target.name);
+            obsoleteOptionFound = true;
+        }
+
+        if (obsoleteOptionFound)
+            log.warning(LintCategory.OPTIONS, "option.obsolete.suppression");
     }
 
     /* Switches:

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/versions/SourceTargetTest.java	Sat Jul 12 07:32:28 2014 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8050106
+ * @summary JavaCompiler relies on inappropriate result from comparison
+ */
+
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Source;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.jvm.Target;
+
+public class SourceTargetTest {
+    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
+        SourceTargetTest t = new SourceTargetTest();
+        t.run();
+    }
+
+    public void run() throws Exception {
+        try (FileWriter out = new FileWriter("C.java")) {
+            out.write("class C { }");
+        }
+
+        for (Source s: Source.values()) {
+            test(s, null, "source", getKind(s, Source.MIN));
+        }
+
+        for (Target t: Target.values()) {
+            test(Source.values()[0], t, "target", getKind(t, Target.MIN));
+        }
+
+        if (errors > 0)
+            throw new Exception(errors + " errors occurred");
+    }
+
+    void test(Source s, Target t, String select, Kind kind) {
+        System.err.println("Test: source:" + s + ", target:" + t + " " + select + " " + kind);
+        List<String> args = new ArrayList<>();
+        args.add("-XDrawDiagnostics");
+        args.add("-source");
+        args.add(s.name);
+        if (t != null) {
+            args.add("-target");
+            args.add(t.name);
+        }
+        args.add("C.java");
+
+        StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
+        PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(sw);
+        int rc = com.sun.tools.javac.Main.compile(args.toArray(new String[args.size()]), pw);
+        pw.close();
+        String out = sw.toString();
+        System.err.print(out);
+
+        switch (kind) {
+            case INVALID:
+                check(out, "removed." + select, true);
+                check(out, "obsolete." + select, false);
+                break;
+
+            case OBSOLETE:
+                check(out, "removed." + select, false);
+                check(out, "obsolete." + select, true);
+                break;
+
+            case VALID:
+                check(out, "removed." + select, false);
+                check(out, "obsolete." + select, false);
+                break;
+        }
+
+        System.err.println();
+    }
+
+    enum Kind { INVALID, OBSOLETE, VALID };
+
+    <T extends Comparable<T>> Kind getKind(T t1, T t2) {
+        if (t1.compareTo(t2) < 0)
+            return Kind.INVALID;
+        else if (t1 == t2)
+            return Kind.OBSOLETE;
+        else
+            return Kind.VALID;
+    }
+
+    void check(String out, String text, boolean expect) {
+        if (out.contains(text) == expect) {
+            if (expect)
+                System.err.println("expected string found: " + text);
+            else
+                System.err.println("string not found, as expected: " + text);
+        } else {
+            if (expect)
+                error("expected string not found: " + text);
+            else
+                error("unexpected string found: " + text);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void error(String msg) {
+        System.err.println("error: " + msg);
+        errors++;
+    }
+
+    int errors;
+}