Draft JEP proposal: JDK-8200758: Packaging Tool

[Kevin Rushforth]

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
>>