Merge pull request #227 from davidB/fix_javadoc

build: quick fix to run javadoc with jdk < 1.8

common.gradle

@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ javadoc {
     options.author = "true"
     options.use = "true"
     //disable doclint for JDK8, more quiet output
-    options.addStringOption('Xdoclint:none', '-quiet')
+    if (JavaVersion.current().isJava8Compatible()){
+        options.addStringOption('Xdoclint:none', '-quiet')
+    }
 }
 
 task sourcesJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: classes, description: 'Creates a jar from the source files.') {