Fate of jdk.packager and jdk.packager.services?

[Kevin Rushforth]

We are proposing a JEP to add a new 'jpackager' tool [1] as a 
replacement for javapackager. The discussion is on core-libs-dev [2] [3] 
[4].

-- Kevin

[1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8200758
[2] 
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2018-May/053503.html
[3] 
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2018-July/054296.html
[4] 
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2018-July/054565.html


On 8/7/2018 2:28 AM, Lennart Börjeson wrote:
> I'm migrating to JDK 11 and OpenJFX 11, and would like to continue using the packager and the associated packager service (i.e. the UserJvmOptions).
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> AFAIK, those are gone from the available binary builds, but still there in the code. Is there a way to use them without resorting to build openjfx myself? If not, is there some alternative to the UserJvmOptions?
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> (I'm currently working around my problems by building both openjfx and the JDK, and bundling openjfx with the JDK, just like in the good old days...)
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> Best regards,
>
> /Lennart Börjeson
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