Why kotlin gradle plugin cannot build with 1.8 target?

Question

I have the simplest gradle project configured using intellij for kotlin 1.2.10. Here is my build.gradle file:

buildscript {
    ext.kotlin_version = \'1.2.10         


        

Answer 1

There is a gradle property used by Kotlin plugin which can be used. When you add

kotlin.setJvmTargetFromAndroidCompileOptions = true

to your gradle.properties file. When you have this configuration on your build.config

android{
  compileOptions {
      sourceCompatibility = 1.8
      targetCompatibility = 1.8
  }
}

problem sould be solved.