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

Alan Snyder javalists at cbfiddle.com
Mon Nov 12 23:36:29 UTC 2018


Can someone say whether the two-step package creation feature is implemented and explain how to use it?

What is the plan for documentation? The command line help is inadequate.

> On Oct 26, 2018, at 1:09 PM, Alan Snyder wrote:
> 
> I noticed the following statement in the JEP:
> 
>  In this latter case, the tool can either create a native package from a previously created application image, or it can create a native package directly.
> 
> I cannot tell from the command summary whether this option has been implemented or not.
> 
> Without this feature, the ability to create a signed DMG is not very useful, except in the case where the tool creates exactly the right application image.
> 
>  Alan
> 



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