jlink RuntimeException: descriptor returns inconsistent package set

[Jim Connors]

As a postscript to this entire thread, for what it's worth, here's a 
blog entry which presents a recipe for adding the necessary 
customization to NetBeans to enable it to automatically build JDK9 
runtime images as part of the build process.

Automating the Creation of JDK9 Reduced Runtime Images in NetBeans
https://blogs.oracle.com/jtc/entry/automating_the_creation_of_jdk9