React-native-background-geolocation: Source option 6 is no longer supported. Use 7 or later.

[sefatunckanat]

Your Environment

• Plugin version: ^0.5.3
• Platform: Android
• OS version: 5.0
  
• Running in Simulator: Yes
• React Native version: 0.60.4

Context

• new react project lastest version (0.60.4)
• yarn install current plugin
• react-native link not working
• try manual instalation
  must i edit(downgrade) build version?

Expected Behavior

Successful debug and build

Actual Behavior

> Task :@mauron85_react-native-background-geolocation-common:compileDebugJavaWithJavac FAILED

Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 6.0.
Use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings.
See https://docs.gradle.org/5.4.1/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings
16 actionable tasks: 14 executed, 2 up-to-date
error: Source option 6 is no longer supported. Use 7 or later.
error: Target option 6 is no longer supported. Use 7 or later.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

Possible Fix

is support 0.60 autolink ?

[Baivaras]

Getting the same error. Did you manage to fix it? @sefatunckanat

[Baivaras]

@sefatunckanat by removing these compile options from react-native-background-geolocation-common build gradle solved my issue. See photo here

[sefatunckanat]

@sefatunckanat by removing these compile options from react-native-background-geolocation-common build gradle solved my issue. See photo here

waoh !! thanks for help

Fix

node_modules/@mauron85/react-native-background-geolocation/android/common/build.gradle
delete line 117 & 118 @Baivaras

compileOptions {
        // sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_6
        // targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_6
}

[sarmad1995]

I don't think there is a permanent solution yet.

[mauron85]

This need to be addressed

[sarmad1995]

@mauron85 I added a PR in your Common repo for this.

[mauron85]

FYI: sourceCompatibility was removed in recent commits.