Eclipse 2018.12 with ANT and JRE 6
The support for ANT and JRE6 with Eclipse 2018.12.
The plugin was created for:
Build id: 20181214-0600
Don't forget the -clean start (read the original article for more details)!
One more thing you should do:
Photon includes ANT > 1.10. This version requires Java 8. In order to use Java 6, you have to download ANT 1.9.x. Simply download ANT and set the ANT Home to your version, via
If you try to use the bundled ANT with JRE 6, it will fail with an Exception.
Download the plugin from here. It works for us - no warranty!
More Details: Eclipse Photon with ANT and JRE6.