Testing JavaFX with Java14 preview features

[Nir Lisker]

It contains:
-source
14
-target
14

Looks like I'll have to do some digging.

Thanks

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 2:38 AM Kevin Rushforth <kevin.rushforth at oracle.com>
wrote:

> Not sure, but you might check here:
>
> modules/javafx.base/build/tmp/compileJava/java-compiler-args.txt
>
> That's the list of args that gradle generates to pass to javac (using
> @.../java-compiler-args.txt)
>
> -- Kevin
>
> On 4/13/2020 4:10 PM, Nir Lisker wrote:
>
> Thanks, yes, testing on JavaFX itself.
> I made these changes. I'm getting "error: invalid source release: 14" when
> trying to build. These are the settings that are output during the task:
>
> Gradle Distribution: Gradle wrapper from target build
> Gradle Version: 6.3
> Java Home: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14
> JVM Arguments: None
> Program Arguments: None
> Build Scans Enabled: false
> Offline Mode Enabled: false
> Gradle Tasks: build
>
> This is the full error message:
>
> error: invalid source release: 14
> Usage: javac <options> <source files>
> use --help for a list of possible options
>
> FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
>
> * What went wrong:
> Execution failed for task ':base:compileJava'.
> > Compilation failed with exit code 2; see the compiler error output for
> details.
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 2:00 AM Kevin Rushforth <
> kevin.rushforth at oracle.com> wrote:
>
>> I guess you mean modifying the FX build in your local repo so that you
>> can test the use of JDK 14 preview features in FX itself? (if you were
>> just trying to use it from your app you wouldn't need any build changes
>> in FX). At a minimum you would need to add the "--enable-preview" flag
>> to compile.options.compilerArgs, and change "sourceCompatibility" from
>> "11" to "14". Not sure if anything more is needed. I've never tried it.
>>
>> -- Kevin
>>
>>
>> On 4/13/2020 1:49 PM, Nir Lisker wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I would like to test the preview features in Java 14 on JavaFX. What
>> > changes should I make in the build files to get it working?
>> >
>> > - Nir
>>
>>
>