sbt 0.12.4 - there were x feature warning(s); re-run with -feature for details

Question

I get an error there were 15 feature warning(s); re-run with -feature for details :

$ /usr/local/sbt/bin/sbt
[info] Loading project definition from /home/alex/Documents/projects/my_app123/project
[info] Set current project to sbt-android (in build file:/home/alex/Documents/projects/my_app123/)

> compile -feature
[error] Expected end of input.
[error] compile -feature
[error]        ^

> sbt-version
[info] 0.12.4

> compile 
[warn] Credentials file /home/alex/.ivy2/.credentials does not exist
[info] Compiling 20 Scala sources to /home/alex/Documents/projects/my_app123/target/scala-2.10/sbt-0.12/classes...
[error] there were 15 feature warning(s); re-run with -feature for details
[error] one error found
[error] (compile:compile) Compilation failed
[error] Total time: 27 s, completed 01 12, 15 1:20:12 PM

In build.sbt

scalaVersion := "2.10.4"

I can't find out what that error is because it doesn't say that, even when I run sbt as $ /usr/local/sbt/bin/sbt -feature.

$ /usr/local/sbt/bin/sbt -feature
[info] Loading project definition from /home/alex/Documents/projects/my_app123/project
[info] Set current project to sbt-android (in build file:/home/alex/Documents/projects/my_app123/)
$

It's JDK 1.7

What's the error is and how do I fix it?

UPDATE:

build.sbt

scalacOptions in ThisBuild ++= Seq("-unchecked", "-deprecation")

or in sbt itself:

> set scalacOptions in ThisBuild ++= Seq("-unchecked", "-deprecation")

The error remains the same.

Answer 1

I don't get a chance to use sbt on a daily basis, so this is just to confirm the suggestion in the linked answer:

$ sbt
[info] Set current project to Compiler options (in build file:/home/apm/tmp/sbtwarn/)
> compile
[info] Compiling 1 Scala source to /home/apm/tmp/sbtwarn/target/scala-2.11/classes...
[warn] there was one feature warning; re-run with -feature for details
[warn] one warning found
[success] Total time: 4 s, completed Jan 12, 2015 9:45:17 AM
> set scalacOptions in ThisBuild ++= Seq("-feature")
[info] Defining {.}/*:scalacOptions
[info] The new value will be used by compile:scalacOptions
[info] Reapplying settings...
[info] Set current project to Compiler options (in build file:/home/apm/tmp/sbtwarn/)
> compile
[info] Compiling 1 Scala source to /home/apm/tmp/sbtwarn/target/scala-2.11/classes...
[warn] /home/apm/tmp/sbtwarn/src/main/scala/Sample.scala:6: postfix operator head should be enabled
[warn] by making the implicit value scala.language.postfixOps visible.
[warn] This can be achieved by adding the import clause 'import scala.language.postfixOps'
[warn] or by setting the compiler option -language:postfixOps.
[warn] See the Scala docs for value scala.language.postfixOps for a discussion
[warn] why the feature should be explicitly enabled.
[warn]   Console println (List(1,2,3) head)
[warn]                                ^
[warn] one warning found
[success] Total time: 1 s, completed Jan 12, 2015 9:45:46 AM

Hey, it worked!

Answer 2

You should add

scalacOptions += "-feature"

to your build.sbt and execute reload if your sbt console is running (or restart it).

Alternatively if you want to set it only for a single session, while in sbt console, you can write set scalacOptions += "-feature", this setting is applied immediately, no need to reload or restart sbt console.

Re-run with -feature for details