From 3ac8df73ed15a0aed4a530d6f9fefbb3f8d714d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tony Trinh <tony19@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2024 17:52:58 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] build: compile java 8 for JDK 19 or higher

---
 pom.xml | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 323f2cd..c269a55 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -120,6 +120,20 @@
   </build>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <!--
+       If using JDK 19+, switch to Java 8 here (the minimum
+       supported version). Some users that mainly depend on newer
+      JDKS are still using this library for backward compatibility.
+       -->
+      <id>set-compiler-release</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[19,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>release-sign-artifacts</id>
       <activation>