RFR: 8308349: missing working directory option for launcher when invoked from shortcuts

Alexander Matveev almatvee at openjdk.org
Fri Aug 8 23:40:15 UTC 2025


On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 22:37:21 GMT, Alexey Semenyuk <asemenyuk at openjdk.org> wrote:

> - Support a new "app-dir" value of `win-shortcut`, `win-menu`, and `linux-shortcut` properties in additional launcher property files.
> - Support an optional value of `--win-shortcut`, `--win-menu`, and `--linux-shortcut` CLI options. The valid value is "app-dir".
> 
> If a value of any property/CLI option from the above list is set to "app-dir", the startup directory of the corresponding shortcut will be set to the "app" subdirectory of the installation directory.
> 
> If a CLI option from the above list doesn't have a value, the startup directory of the corresponding shortcut for the main launcher will be set to the installation directory on Windows and will not be set on Linux. This is the existing behavior; it has not changed.
> 
> If a value of a property from the above list evaluates to `true`, the startup directory of the corresponding shortcut for the additional launcher will be set to the installation directory on Windows and will not be set on Linux. This is the existing behavior; it has not changed.
> 
> Added test cases to AddLShortcut test implicitly.

src/jdk.jpackage/share/classes/jdk/jpackage/internal/Arguments.java line 486:

> 484:         }
> 485: 
> 486:         private static Runnable createArgumentWithOptionalValueAction(String option) {

I am not sure, but did you test case when `--win-menu` or `--win-shortcut` or `--linux-shortcut` is last argument without value? With new code `var value = popArg();` will be `""` and we will call `setOptionValue(option, value)`. Before change it will be set to `true`.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26707#discussion_r2264123444


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