IcedTea-Web & Java 11

[Jiri Vanek]

On 08/31/2018 05:59 PM, Laurent Bourgès wrote:
> Hello,
> I succeeded in running icedtea-web (netx) on windows 7 with openjdk11-28 but without its own 
> javaws.bat script.
> 
> I adapted the command line generated on linux to start netx.jar Boot class with all jigsaw options...
> 
> My next step consist in rewriting the windows script as jigsaw args are missing. Moreover it figures 
> out the java home from the registry...
> Please send your script or just give me some time...
> 
> Maybe try icedtea-1.8 as Jiri mentioned shell scripts were improved.
> 

I need to clarify this.
Please do not mix icedtea, build wrapper and enhancer around openjdk anf icedtea-web - javaws open 
implementation.  icedtea-web started as part of icedtea, thus the name, but now is completely 
separated project. With different version and release cycle.

 > Maybe try icedtea-1.8 as Jiri mentioned shell scripts were improved.The shell launchers are 
deprecated in 1.8

The sh/bat launchers are deprecated in 1.8. They are being rewritten to rust. The base are unix sh 
launchers.  Teh sh/bat files will kept living, as the are useful on linuxes, but all care will be 
given to new  win+linux shared native launchers.

 > Maybe try icedtea-1.8 as Jiri mentioned shell scripts were improved.The shell launchers are 
deprecated in 1.8

Nope:( We still did not moved with the rust launchers as much as we wished. The base is pushed, and 
jdk detection patch is under review. But taht is far from being experimented with on base jdk 
11/12/8. Sorry. For this, the bat/sh lunchers stil have to be used.
  Once the jdk detection will be in, all will be much faster I guess, and so 1.8 will land soon 
after it I hope.


J.