We're aiming to get this into JDK 12 early enough so that an EA build
would be available around the time JDK 11 ships. That will allow you to
take a jlinked image with JDK 11 and package it up using (the EA) jpackager.
We will create a development branch in the JDK sandbox [1] some time in
the next week or so so you can follow the development.
Also, thank you to those who have provided feedback. I'll reply to
feedback soon and then incorporate it into an updated JEP.
-- Kevin
On 6/27/2018 3:09 AM, Buchberger, Joerg wrote:
Thanks for the info! And thanks for the efforts. [no irony, no sarcasm - I
really mean it]
But, to sum up my comprehension...
anyone who placed their bets on javapackager, starting with last LTS Java 8
will be left in the rain with followup LTS Java 11, because their ain't neither
javapackager (anymore), nor jpackager (yet).
Is this correct?
So, strategic choice boils down to either throw away all work done based on
javapackager so far and the associated distribution concepts (reworking
everything from scratch)
or neglect Java 11 completely, thus placing all bets on jpackager really coming
w/ Java 12 or even waiting for Java 14 as next LTS thereafter.
Bam(!), I think, I first need a tiny shot now ;-) and let that info sink in ...
Cheers
Jörg
On 5/31/2018 0:10 AM, Rushforth, Kevin wrote:
I would like to propose the following Draft JEP [1] for discussion.
JDK-8200758: Packaging Tool
This is intended as a JDK-scope replacement for the existing
javapackager tool that ships with Oracle JDK 10 (and earlier Oracle JDK
releases), and was delivered as part of the JavaFX build. The
javapackager tool has been removed from Oracle JDK 11 along with the
removal of JavaFX.
Comments on this JEP are welcome. It is currently not targeted for a
specific release, but we are aiming for JDK 12.
-- Kevin
[1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8200758
