Eclipse Maven plugin
eclipse maven plugin use java 1.7. I need to set the default compiler version without modifying pom.xml file for each projects. Solution: Change ~/.m2/settings.xml. Also make sure Eclipse uses the same .xml file for settings. 1. In tag, add the following profile: <profile> <id>env-dev</id> <properties> <project.sourceencoding>UTF-8</project.sourceencoding> <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven></maven.compiler.source> <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target> </properties> </profile> 2. Enable the above profile: <activeprofiles> <activeprofile>env-dev</activeprofile> </activeprofiles>