Eclipse has no Java facet version 1.8

Question

I am using eclipse Kepler (enterprise edition), Java 8, and M2Eclipse and trying to make a web application. I have already gone to help -> eclipse marketplace and installed these two patches:

• Java 8 support for Eclipse Kepler SR2
• Java 8 support for m2e for Eclipse Kepler SR2

Those patches cleared up a lot of my problems, but one remains. I did a maven -> update from within eclipse, it went and updated all my projects except the only web app in my workspace. It gives me a pop up message that says "Version 1.8 of project facet java does not exist"

I opened my project properties and clicked Project Facets. Sure enough, the java facet maximum version is 1.7. So I am wondering why I don't have the same problem on my other projects. I viewed the properties on my other projects and discovered that none of them are using Project Facets at all. I think this might be because I made all of the previous projects using a standard edition of eclipse, not an enterprise edition.

So I guess I have a couple questions. How can I get eclipse to recognize the java facet 1.8? Is there a way I can have my web app not use Project Facets? Should I add Project Facets to my other projects?

Answer 1

Just ran into this issue. My problem was with the tomcat server looking in the wrong place for the JRE. To fix that:

• Double click on the server in the servers tab
• Open "Runtime Environment"
• Change the JRE selector.

Hope this saves someones time