> > 	david@capac:/usr/local/src/kawa/svn 26 $ java -version
> > 	java version "1.7.0_85"
> > 	OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.6.1) (7u85-2.6.1-3)
> > 	OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.85-b03, mixed mode)
> >
> > It still fails:
> 
> The above is not a version string from one of OpenJDK 8, Java SE 7, or Java SE 8.
> (It is OpenJDK 7.)

Sorry, I don't understand what you're are trying to tell me, neither why neither what
to do to make it compile. My understanding is if configure pass, compile must pass,
that's my experience, maybe you should improve your configure.ac file

David