JavaFX8 on iPhone! It works!

[Tobias Bley]

Maybe the missing classes in the android classes used by RoboVM are only missing in an old android class library and Oracles android port is based on a newer version?


Am 05.07.2013 um 13:11 schrieb Daniel Zwolenski <zonski at gmail.com>:

> This is great Tobi, thanks!
> 
> I'm a bit confused though - seems to be mixed messages on the need for the 78 backport? 
> 
> Danno, since Niklas is saying we need the backport, what steps do we need to take to get this working?
> 
> I also don't understand Tobi's comments below about not using the android jdk. What is it that's not working, and isn't jfx suppose to run on android as well?
> 
> 
> 
> On 04/07/2013, at 11:53 PM, Tobias Bley <tobi at ultramixer.com> wrote:
> 
>> I published by blog post about using JavaFX8 and RoboVM to build a iOS app: http://blog.software4java.com/?p=41
>> 
>> @Niklas: IMO it’s important that RoboVM support OpenJDK as alternative to the android class library because OpenJFX depends on OpenJDK not on Android class library (Apache Harmony).
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Tobi
>> 
>> Am 04.07.2013 um 14:49 schrieb Niklas Therning <niklas at therning.org>:
>> 
>>> RoboVM doesn't do invokedynamic so I guess this only works if the app
>>> doesn't depend on any of the code in JavaFX8 that compiles down to
>>> invokedynamic calls. Also, there are quite a few API's available in Java8
>>> (and also Java7) that RoboVM doesn't have. We really need to get the jfx78
>>> backport to compile for iOS and generate the static libs properly.
>>> 
>>> I've just got the font related code in the BrickBreaker sample working
>>> using the jfx78 backport. There's still a bit of manual command line work
>>> needed to merge the static libraries into universal libraries like the old
>>> ant build system did automatically. But it isn't too hard. I'll try to put
>>> up instructions on the robovm blog later today. I'll let you know.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 1:31 AM, <steve.x.northover at oracle.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Yes.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 03/07/2013 7:17 PM, Daniel Zwolenski wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Can I just use this: https://jdk8.java.net/**download.html<https://jdk8.java.net/download.html>?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Daniel Zwolenski <zonski at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks Richard, in the building for Mac section there is a link to
>>>>>> "Install the latest JDK 8 build" that goes to a dead URL (
>>>>>> http://jdk8.dev.java.net/). Do you know the correct URL?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Richard Bair <richard.bair at oracle.com>**
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Extensive documentation that is mostly correct:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/**display/OpenJFX/Building+**OpenJFX<https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/OpenJFX/Building+OpenJFX>
>>>>>>> https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/**display/OpenJFX/Developing+**OpenJFX<https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/OpenJFX/Developing+OpenJFX>
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It is still a work in progress but most things you need to know to build
>>>>>>> is found here.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Richard
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jul 3, 2013, at 3:52 PM, Daniel Zwolenski <zonski at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Trying to catch up to Tobi on this one so I can have some fun with it
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> too.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I assume in order to compile the graphics repo of JFX8 I need an OpenJ8
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> JDK
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> already installed? Are there pre-built bundles for this (for mac) or do
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> need to checkout and build myself? Does anyone know which repo, and
>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>> command line arg should I use to build J8 in this case?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 6:44 AM, Tobias Bley <tobi at ultramixer.com>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi Guys,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I used RoboVM 0.0.2 and the current OpenJFX8 from mercurial graphics
>>>>>>>>> branch.... So no 78 backport. I will write a blog post on
>>>>>>>>> blog.software4java.com until tomorrow...
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Currently the performance is very limited - as Richard told too. I’m
>>>>>>>>> testing now all the basic JFX controls (like button, RadioButton,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> CheckBox,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> ListView, TableView, ...).
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>> Tobi
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Am 03.07.2013 um 21:47 schrieb Daniel Zwolenski <zonski at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Tobi, this is awesome! But you've left us hanging :)
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Did you use the 78 backport for this or just straight out J8?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> What are the steps to reproduce your working build?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Very darn exciting!
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On 04/07/2013, at 2:50 AM, Danno Ferrin <danno.ferrin at shemnon.com>
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> JavaFX 8?  Does RoboVM support invokedynamic?  That is a big deal if
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> so.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Niklas Therning <
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> niklas at therning.org
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Awesome! Can you please post the build instructions somewhere? I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> getting a long with gradle at all. :-(
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Tobi <tobi at ultramixer.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> It works! Latest JavaFX 8 (gradle based) with RoboVM on a real
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> iPhone
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> native text rendering and JFX CSS rendering!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tobi
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>> 
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