--- scilab-5.5.0/build.incl.xml.orig	2014-04-11 06:51:33.000000000 -0300
+++ scilab-5.5.0/build.incl.xml	2014-06-23 07:58:53.295009089 -0300
@@ -85,12 +85,13 @@
         <!-- Check the version of Java. If it changes after the configure
          or if there is a mistake in the build system
     -->
-        <fail message="JDK 1.6 or 1.7 required. Found ${ant.java.version}">
+        <fail message="JDK 1.6, 1.7 or 1.8 required. Found ${ant.java.version}">
             <condition>
                 <not>
                     <or>
                         <equals arg1="${ant.java.version}" arg2="1.6"/>
                         <equals arg1="${ant.java.version}" arg2="1.7"/>
+                        <equals arg1="${ant.java.version}" arg2="1.8"/>
                     </or>
                 </not>
             </condition>