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By default, Groovy-Eclipse comes installed with a 1.7 compiler. This is the compiler that is installed when you select the Groovy-Eclipse feature from the Groovy update site:
If you would like to install the 1.8.x compiler, then you must add one of the development update sites to your install manager:
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To perform the installation, you must install the latest dev snapshot of Groovy-Eclipse as well as the Groovy Compiler 1.8 feature (the SDK and m2eclipse integration are optional):
Then click Next > and follow the instructions to complete the installation. A restart is necessary.
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Specifying compiler level on the command line
As of Groovy-Eclipse 2.5.2, it is possible to specify the compiler level when starting Eclipse from the command line. Just add the following arguments to the command line to start Groovy 1.7 when running Eclipse:
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-groovy.compiler.level 17
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Or to force Groovy 1.8:
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It is possible to run multiple instances of Eclipse at the same time targeting different compiler levels as long as they point to different workspaces.
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You can switch between the 1.7 and 1.8 compilers for your Eclipse workspace in the Preferences -> Groovy -> Compiler page:
Simply click the button and Eclipse will restart automatically. The hyperlink shown on the preference page will navigate you to this wiki page.
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You can uninstall the 1.8 compiler through the update manager. In the lower right corner of the update manager, there is a link that says What is already installed?:
Click the link, select the Groovy 1.8 compiler, and then click Uninstall...:
Then follow the instructions and restart to complete the uninstallation process. Once the 1.8 compiler is uninstalled, you can follow the steps above to reinstall it.
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