RFR: JDK-8248122: java.base should not handle JavaFX application in a specific way

Kevin Rushforth kevin.rushforth at oracle.com
Sat Oct 31 16:50:48 UTC 2020


I see. Thanks for the explanation. We can continue the discussion on 
this list (and separately on the core-libs-dev list) then. It will allow 
us to make a deliberate (and hopefully informed) decision as to what we 
want to do going forward.

Thanks.

-- Kevin


On 10/31/2020 9:39 AM, Kartik Ohri wrote:
> Hi!
> I did not propose the patch to allow JavaFX modules to be run from 
> classpath. That bug report just made me aware of the inconsistency. My 
> rationale behind proposing the patch was only that JavaFX should be 
> treated just like any other java application.
>
> I had not seen the earlier discussion on the other ticket you referred 
> to. Otherwise, I would not have proposed this patch in the first place 
> due to the compatibility concerns around it.
> Regards,
> Kartik



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