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[MCOMPILER-420] Support for testCompileSourceRoots to handle multiReleaseOutput
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**[John Patrick](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=nhoj.patrick)** opened **[MCOMPILER-420](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCOMPILER-420?redirect=false)** and commented
Testing out surefire v3.0.0-M5 and coming across issues with testCompile.
I've got;
```
src/main/java/aaa
src/main/java11/module-info.java
src/test/java/bbb
src/test/java11/module-info.java
```
My current working copy of the compile configuration looks like this but am trying multiple different versions.
```xml
org.apache.maven.plugins
maven-compiler-plugin
3.8.1
java11-main
compile
compile
11
11
${project.basedir}/src/main/java11
true
java11-test
test-compile
testCompile
11
11
${project.basedir}/src/test/java11
true
```
The java11-tests configuration for multiReleaseOutput appears to be ignored as java 1.8 is being compiled into `target/test-classes` and then it's recompiled using java 11 also into `target/test-classes`
So when surefire executes using java 1.8 I get;
```
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] T E S T S
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] <<>> has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 55.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0
```
Because I'm creating jar's with base version 1.8 and additional java 11 classes, i need to test against java 1.8 and execute again using java 11 to check no regression issues.
Adding support for multiReleaseOutput or testMultiReleaseOutput, might solve the issue or I might still have issues to resolve.
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**Affects:** 3.8.1
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Start with the testCompile execution and multiReleaseOutput configuration, reproducing the shown Java 8/11 source layout and checking target/test-classes. Compare the output needed for Surefire runs on Java 8 and Java 11; done means Java 11 test classes no longer overwrite Java 8 test classes while both test runs work.
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- Tech stack
- java
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- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
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- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100