RFR: 8222455: JavaFX error loading glass.dll from cache

[Michael Strauß]

On Sat, 30 Oct 2021 14:54:16 GMT, Johan Vos <jvos at openjdk.org> wrote:

> I don't think that would be needed. We currently use the same approach as maven, and have a "permanent" cache for artifacts.

For users, JavaFX comes as an invisible part of an application in 99% of cases. That's different from Maven, which is consciously installed by users either manually or as part of a software development suite.
Most users of a JavaFX application did not consent to permanent changes to their system that persist even after they uninstall the application.

> There is a difference between the JavaFX libraries and application-specific components.

No, not from the perspective of a user of an application that happens to use JavaFX. The same argument could be made for every third-party library used by an application, and you wouldn't want every one of those to make permanent changes to your system, too.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jfx/pull/654