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

This worked for me in Gradle with Kotlin DSL:

import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
val compileKotlin: KotlinCompile by tasks
compileKotlin.kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_11.toString()