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Starting with I20140318-0830 all Luna (4.4) builds on our [http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/ downloads page] contain the Eclipse support for Java&trade; 8. For '''Kepler SR2 (4.3.2)''' a feature patch needs to be installed. This page describes how to do this.

#Help &gt; Install New Software... 
#enter the following URL into the 'Work with' field:<br><pre>http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/4.3-P-builds/</pre>
#press 'Enter' 
#select category 'Eclipse Java 8 Support (BETA)'
#for faster install, deselect 'Contact all updates sites during install to find required software'
#click 'Next'
#click 'Next'
#accept the license
#click 'Finish'
#restart Eclipse when asked

In order to use the batch compiler only, you can follow the steps described at the link [http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.jdt.doc.user%2Ftasks%2Ftask-using_batch_compiler.htm Using the batch compiler], but use the org.eclipse.jdt.core_3.9.2.*.jar from your updated install.

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