RFR: JDK-8219144 : Cannot find installed application on Mac

[Andy Herrick]

this looks good - at least for now.

I would like to eventually override the generated cpl.plist with a user 
defined resource file.

/Andy


On 2/26/2019 10:10 PM, Alexander Matveev wrote:
> Please review the jpackage fix for bug [1] at [2].
>
> This is a fix for the JDK-8200758-branch branch of the open sandbox 
> repository (jpackage).
>
> By default pkgbuild generates package with BundleIsRelocatable set to 
> true, which means if an application already exist on system 
> (installed, generated on given system or just copied from somewhere 
> else), installer will not install into default location 
> (/Application), but instead will update the existing version in place. 
> This is why installed application was not found in default location, 
> since it was already exist on system. Fixed by generating package with 
> BundleIsRelocatable set to false. Note: We used --component option for 
> pkgbuild and in this case pkgbuild was considered app as single 
> component. With --root (required when using component property list), 
> pkgbuild was considered Java runtime as child component of 
> application. This is why child sub-component is removed from cpl. Java 
> runtime is still part of app and will be installed.
>
> [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8219144
>
> [2] http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~almatvee/8219144/webrev.00/
>
> Thanks,
> Alexander