Compiling using javac

[Graham Norris]

** Reply to message from "Graham Norris" <work at norrisfamily.org> on Wed, 10 Oct
2018 10:29:06 +0100

Correction to previous test (omitted ".java":)

D:\pbmdev>dir HelloFX.java&set PATH_TO_FX&dir %PATH_TO_FX%javafx.*&javac
--module-path %PATH_TO_FX% --add-modules=javafx.controls HelloFX.java
 Volume in drive D is DataVolume
 Volume Serial Number is 64B0-54F9

 Directory of D:\pbmdev

10/10/2018  10:19               642 HelloFX.java
               1 File(s)            642 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  80,738,893,824 bytes free
PATH_TO_FX="c:\Program Files\Java\JDK-11.028\lib\"
 Volume in drive C is System
 Volume Serial Number is 5EC2-1518

 Directory of c:\Program Files\Java\JDK-11.028\lib

13/09/2018  15:57           749,886 javafx.base.jar
13/09/2018  15:57         2,511,103 javafx.controls.jar
13/09/2018  15:57           127,394 javafx.fxml.jar
13/09/2018  15:57         4,292,697 javafx.graphics.jar
13/09/2018  15:57           270,594 javafx.media.jar
13/09/2018  15:57                71 javafx.properties
13/09/2018  15:57           119,848 javafx.swing.jar
13/09/2018  15:57           712,651 javafx.web.jar
               8 File(s)      8,784,244 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  41,705,066,496 bytes free
error: no source files

> ** Reply to message from Abhinay Agarwal <abhinay_agarwal at live.com> on Tue, 9
> Oct 2018 16:30:18 +0000
> 
> No stack trace from either type of failure, just error messages. I've tried
> compiling that example program, with the following result:
> 
> D:\pbmdev>dir HelloFX.java&set PATH_TO_FX&dir %PATH_TO_FX%javafx.*&javac
> --module-path %PATH_TO_FX% --add-modules=javafx.controls HelloFX
>  Volume in drive D is DataVolume
>  Volume Serial Number is 64B0-54F9
> 
>  Directory of D:\pbmdev
> 
> 10/10/2018  10:19               642 HelloFX.java
>                1 File(s)            642 bytes
>                0 Dir(s)  80,740,716,544 bytes free
> PATH_TO_FX="c:\Program Files\Java\JDK-11.028\lib\"
>  Volume in drive C is System
>  Volume Serial Number is 5EC2-1518
> 
>  Directory of c:\Program Files\Java\JDK-11.028\lib
> 
> 13/09/2018  15:57           749,886 javafx.base.jar
> 13/09/2018  15:57         2,511,103 javafx.controls.jar
> 13/09/2018  15:57           127,394 javafx.fxml.jar
> 13/09/2018  15:57         4,292,697 javafx.graphics.jar
> 13/09/2018  15:57           270,594 javafx.media.jar
> 13/09/2018  15:57                71 javafx.properties
> 13/09/2018  15:57           119,848 javafx.swing.jar
> 13/09/2018  15:57           712,651 javafx.web.jar
>                8 File(s)      8,784,244 bytes
>                0 Dir(s)  41,713,242,112 bytes free
> error: no source files
> 
> D:\pbmdev>
> 
> > Hi Graham,
> > 
> > Its really difficult to help without checking out the failing command first.
> > 
> > Could you reply back with the "javac" command you are trying to execute, along with the stacktrace?
> > 
> > -- Abhinay
> > ________________________________
> > From: openjfx-dev <openjfx-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net> on behalf of Graham Norris <work at norrisfamily.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 9:39 PM
> > To: openjfx-dev at openjdk.java.net
> > Subject: Re: Compiling using javac
> > 
> > ** Reply to message from Michael Paus <mp at jugs.org> on Tue, 9 Oct 2018 15:47:29
> > +0200
> > 
> > Thank you, I'd already found this, but it isn't exactly "documentation." Also,
> > it is for Linux (Windows doesn't have export,) but I have put the path directly
> > on the --module-path option, which should be equivalent for this.
> > 
> > Crucially, it does not work: I get "error: module not found: javafx.controls"
> > I'm not entirely sure why I'd use javafx.controls as my application does not
> > use that, but not finding javafx.controls seems to be unrelated to lack of use,
> > which is also borne out by the fact that the compile fails immediately rather
> > than churning out dozens of errors as it tries to compile things.
> > 
> > Graham.
> > 
> > > The documentation you are looking for can be found here:
> > > https://openjfx.io/openjfx-docs/
> > >
> > > Am 09.10.18 um 15:32 schrieb Graham Norris:
> > > > I have an existing Java application which uses JavaFX. It is currently compiled
> > > > (on Windows) and working using Oracle's Java 10 JDK. I am now trying to get it
> > > > to compile using OpenJDK 11 and OpenJFX 11, and failing miserably!
> > > >
> > > > I use the JDK's command line tools to compile the application and haven't
> > > > managed to find anything which shows how to make the combination of an existing
> > > > application, OpenJDK 11 and OpenJFX 11 compile. Basically, I can't get javac to
> > > > find and use either OpenJFX's jmods or jars.
> > > >
> > > > I feel there should be somewhere I could read instructions on how to use
> > > > OpenJFX with OpenJDK 11's javac, but if there is, I just can't find it!
> > > >
> > > > Any help appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Graham.