The Java Modules referred to there can simply be the modules of the JRE - not your application. I use jlink and jpackage all the time to package non-modular applications.
I just have to select the Java modules of the JDK that the application needs. Since my application is non-modular, I can’t just point jlink at the app modules and have it figured out for me. Scott > On Jul 8, 2021, at 9:04 AM, Emma Atkinson <emma.atkins...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > "The jlink tool links a set of modules, along with their transitive > dependencies, to create a custom runtime image." > > JPMS is necessary if you want to use jlink, according to the oracle manual. > It is the reason I am migrating my old programs to JPMS as and when the mood > takes me. > > >> On Thu, 8 Jul 2021, 13:50 Scott Palmer, <swpal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Use of jlink and jpackage does NOT require that you use JPMS. >> >> I have never made a “modular” application using JPMS, but I use jpackage all >> the time (but I wasn’t making NetBeans platform apps). You just need to know >> which modules from the JDK to include in the runtime, assuming you don’t >> need all of them. >> >> In my projects I use a custom Gradle task to run jlink and jpackage. It >> might be more difficult with Maven, but it should be possible. >> >> Scott >> >> > Additionally, although recent developments like jlink and jpackage have >> > made it somewhat easier to produce stand-alone application bundles that >> > don't require the user to first install a JRE, which is nice, it seems >> > that these tools sometimes require the use of JPMS modules, which can be >> > problematic in NetBeans (see above). >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org >> >> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >>
