IntelliJ IDEA tells me “Error:java: Compilation failed: internal java compiler error idea”

Question

When I compile a Java project using IntelliJ IDEA, it gives me the following output (and error):

Information:Eclipse compiler 4.6.2 was used to compile java          


        

Answer 1

For me the module's target bytecode version was set to 5. I changed it to 8 and the error is gone: