--release flag is not equivalent

[elharo]

Website says "Please note this plugin is now in maintenance level as the exact same feature can be now easily achieved using the --release flag from Javac see http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/247"

However, I use animal sniffer to check Android API levels, which --release doesn't do. --release only checks JDK versions, animal sniffer does more.

[luc-leclerc]

Would you happen to know how to use that --release flag on JDK ?

javac --release 17 Main.java only compile, it doesn't show the boot class path