You need to use the attribute target = "1.1" and not the attribute compiler.
Peter On Thursday 03 April 2003 17:27, Christian Schaffner wrote: > Hi > > (I am new to this list so please forgive me if this was already > answered.) > > We are developing a java applet and recently switched from make to ant > as building tool. The applet needs to be compatible with vanilla > w2k/ie5 installations, which means that the compiled java classes needs > to be compatible with the jvm 1.1.x. > > What I am trying to do is: > > > <target name="compile" depends="init" description="compiles all source > files"> > <javac > srcdir="${src}" > destdir="${classes}" > excludes="**/bak/,**/backup/" > compiler= "classic" > > <classpath><path refid="classpath.path"/></classpath> > </javac> > </target> > > but this gives: > > [javac] This version of java does not support the classic compiler; > upgrading to modern > > and leads to classes not runnable in ie5 on w2k. This happens on all > MacOS X, Sparc Solaris and i686 Linux platforms all running java > 1.4.1_01. > > What am I doing wrong here? I searched the mailing list archives but > couldn't find any relevant information there. > > Thanks for any help! > Chris. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]