JavaFX8 on iPhone! It works!

[Danno Ferrin]

I've removed that use of java.nio.file.Files form the backport.  Let me
know if there are any other requests.

On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 5:57 AM, Niklas Therning <niklas at therning.org> wrote:

> Even the latest version of Android are missing these classes and Dalvik
> (the VM in Android) doesn't support invokedynamic so a backport is
> required, not just for RoboVM. I managed to get Ensemble working yesterday
> on iOS with the jfx78 sources and RoboVM. But even this backport contains
> code which won't work on Android nor on RoboVM. E.g. I had to patch
> FontFileWriter to get Ensemble working (it uses java.nio.file.Files which
> is a Java7+ class). IMO the backport needs to target Android/RoboVM
> specifically and not Java7. A first step would be to make it compile with
> Java6.
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Tobias Bley <tobi at ultramixer.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>
> >
> >
>