Build path set to JavaSE-17 after Gradle refresh although sourceCompatibility is set to 1.8

[nbauma109]

Expected Behavior

When I set sourceCompatility to 1.8 and do Gradle refresh, I expect the Eclipse project build path to use JRE library 1.8.

Current Behavior

The project build path seems to default to JavaSE-17 (Eclipse embedded justj hotspot jdk).

Context

Using a project that normally requires Gradle 2.3 only. With current tooling API I must use at least 2.6 I've tried various versions between 2.6 and 2.13.

Steps to Reproduce

I use a minimal build.gradle

apply plugin: 'java'
sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
targetCompatibility = '1.8'

I use this sequence of steps with Gradle version 2.x for different values of x

• Under the Gradle project in Eclipse, right click on JRE library, Build Path -> Remove from build path
• Right-click on the project -> properties, and then in Gradle, override workspace settings, and change "Specific Gradle version" to 2.x and then "Apply and Close"
• Right-click on the project, Gradle -> Refresh

It seems to be working for versions 2.10+

If I change the version from 2.10 to 2.9 and do Gradle refresh, it changes the JRE system library from 1.8 to 17.

Your Environment

Version: 2021-12 (4.22.0) Build id: 20211202-1639

[nitind]

Is that JDK also set on the Installed JREs preference page?