Moving src.zip out of the lib directory of the JavaFX SDK

[Tom Schindl]

well I guess eclipse users won't see the sources anymore if they are 
moved, as we expect the src.zip next to the jar file [1] if I read my 
code appropriately.

I filed [2] to adapt our code

Tom

[1] 
https://github.com/eclipse-efx/efxclipse-eclipse/blob/master/bundles/tooling/org.eclipse.fx.ide.jdt.core/src/org/eclipse/fx/ide/jdt/core/internal/BuildPathSupport.java#L80
[2] https://github.com/eclipse-efx/efxclipse-eclipse/issues/85

Am 23.06.21 um 15:50 schrieb Kevin Rushforth:
> Are there any IDE users who are currently having problems as a result of 
> this? If not, I'll retarget this for a future release.
> 
> -- Kevin
> 
> 
> On 6/14/2021 1:15 PM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>> We deliver a set of modular jars in the lib directory of the 
>> standalone JavaFX SDK. We also deliver src.zip for use by IDEs into 
>> that same directory. If you add the lib directory to your 
>> application's module path in your IDE, it will try to load src.zip as 
>> if it were a jar file, and will fail. This is a pain point for 
>> developers using the SDK. This problem has been raised on the mailing 
>> list a couple of times, and I think it's time to fix it. This issue is 
>> tracked in JBS by JDK-8258499 [1].
>>
>> I propose to move the src.zip file from the lib directory to the top 
>> directory of the SDK.
>>
>> Alternatively, we could create a new directory for src.zip (either a 
>> sibling of lib or sub-directory under lib). However, I think it would 
>> be easier to find in the top dir of the SDK, and I don't see the need 
>> for a new directory just to hold src.zip.
>>
>> Before I create the PR and the associated CSR, I'd like to hear 
>> developer's opinions on this.
>>
>> -- Kevin
>>
>> [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8258499
>>
>