title: Is Java 1.8.0 required for Grails 2.4.3?
body: <p>Is Java 1.8.0 required for Grails 2.4.3?</p>
  
  <p>Grails doc found <a href="http://grails.org/doc/latest/guide/gettingStarted.html#requirements" rel="nofollow">here</a> says java 1.6.0 and above but I am facing issues with my newly created grails app using java 1.7.0_21.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>