Spring/Java error: namespace element 'annotation-config' … on JDK 1.5 and higher

Question

I have Spring/Java App that is compiled with Compiler compliance level 1.5.

I have a new Linux setup where I downloaded Apache Tomcat 8.0.8<

Answer 1

I created a fully automatic version of this answer. Please read that post first for the subtleties he addresses.

• create an ant build file with the contents below the bullets
• copy spring.jar next to the build.xml file
• run the patch target
• you are done, the file is patched

build.xml file contents:

    
        
        
        
          majorJavaVersion = JAVA_14