RFR: JDK-8212780: JEP 343: Packaging Tool Implementation

[Sverre Moe]

The help output of jpackager should mention how to set the classpath for
the various bundle resource files.
I have not found a working solution how to set the classpath.
  jpackager -classpath build/deploy/
  jpackager -cp build/deploy/

DEB
Using default package resource [menu icon]  (add
package/linux/application.png to the class path to customize)
Using default package resource [Menu shortcut descriptor]  (add
package/linux/application.desktop to the class path to customize)
Using default package resource [DEB control file]  (add
package/linux/control to the class path to customize)

RPM
Using default package resource [menu icon]  (add
package/linux/application.png to the class path to customize)
Using default package resource [Menu shortcut descriptor]  (add
package/linux/application.desktop to the class path to customize)
Using default package resource [RPM spec file]  (add
package/linux/application.spec to the class path to customize)

The application image can be set with the --icon argument.
--icon build/deploy/package/linux/application.png
Using custom package resource [menu icon]  (loaded from file
/home/user/workspace/application/build/deploy/package/linux/application.png)


Perhaps jpackager should have an package directory argument
--package-dir build/deploy


/Sverre


Den tor. 15. nov. 2018 kl. 15:05 skrev Andy Herrick <andy.herrick at oracle.com
>:

>
> On 11/10/2018 8:12 AM, Sverre Moe wrote:
>
> I have been using the jpackager that Johan Vos backported for OpenJDK 11.
> For this I have some points of improvement I would like to mention.
>
> 1)
> The control file for debian package does not set correct description
>
> --name test
> --description This is a Test Application
>
> /tmp/jdk.packager607148779833718376/linux/control
> Package: test
> Description: test
>
> The RPM gets it correctly
> Summary     : test
> Description :
> This is a Test Application
>
>
> 2)
> Category is not set on either DEB or RPM
>   --category
>           Category or group of the application.
> --category "Some/Category/Application"
> Group: Unspecified
> Section: unknown
>
> 3)
> The jpackager command line should have the flag --release in addition to
> --version. The only way to set a different release than "1" is to supply a
> custom spec file for RPM and control file for DEB.
> package/linux/test.spec
> Version: 1.0.0
> Release: RC1
> package/linux/control
> Version: 1.0.0-RC1
>
> I have filed issue JDK-8213941
> <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8213941> and we will be looking
> into it.
>
> Thanks.
>
> /Andy
>
>
> /Sverre
>
>