Maven Compiler Plugin
Compiling With a Different JDK
- http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/examples/compile-using-different-jdk.html
- http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVENUSER/Compile+and+Test+with+Different+JDK+Versions
- http://www.nabble.com/Using-alternative-JDK-t3299539s177.html
- Maven Surefire pom.xml has an example of using JDK 1.3 in a profile
Separate configuration for test-compile and compile phases
With Maven 2.0.x it is not possible to configure the compiler plugin separately for the test-compile and compile phases. (Confirmed with 2.0.8)
This is expected to change with Maven 2.1.