<AWT Dev> Java 8 updates are causing "Apps that use non-public APIs will be rejected"

[Kevin Rushforth]

[taking awt-dev off of this thread]

The fix that was put into 8u72-b02 is that the packager will no longer 
include libjfxwebkit.dylib in the packaged app. Is this not working 
correctly?

-- Kevin


Sergey Bylokhov wrote:
> I think openjfx-dev at openjdk.java.net (cc) is correct place to ask this 
> question.
>
> On 16.11.15 23:10, Ondřej Kvasnovský wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> We are facing to an issue with latest Java updates when we try to
>> release apps into Apple app store. I have described the issue here, with
>> all my findings:
>> http://ondrej-kvasnovsky.blogspot.com/2015/10/java-8-update-60-is-causing-apps-that.html 
>>
>>
>> In short, the issue is that we are not able to release Java app into app
>> store since 1.8_60 because it uses private API (see the link above if
>> you want to know how to verify that).
>>
>> I spoke about this issue with Martijn Verburg and he pointed me to these
>> two issues:
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8138650 - fixed for 8u72
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8138652 - permanent fix for 9
>> (replace private libs with public ones)
>>
>> I have downloaded that jdk1.8.0_72 b05 JDK and run (downloaded from
>> https://jdk8.java.net/download.html):
>> otool -L
>> /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_72.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/lib/libjfxwebkit.dylib 
>>
>> | grep icu
>> /usr/lib/libicucore.A.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current
>> version 51.1.0)
>> And it the issue is still there, Build b05 still references private API.
>>
>> I could even try to build and app and try to publish it for code review
>> by Apple... but since there is this reference, I do not believe it is
>> going to be successful.
>>
>> Since this issue https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8138650 is
>> considered to be fixed, but it seems it is not, could someone help with
>> that?
>>
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Ondrej Kvasnovsky
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