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Re: Using OpenJFX with OpenJDK 11 without module path?

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On Tue, 02 Oct 2018 16:09:43 -0500, Knute Johnson wrote:

> I think setting the module-path and adding the modules modules is the
> way of the future (such as it is).  I think it makes JavaFX an ugly step
> cousin.  I only hope they don't break off Swing too.
>
For those of us who're used to OSen with reasonably modular package 
management systems this may well bring Java into line with other 
languages, e.g. C and C++ where the 'language package' contains the 
compiler and closely associated tools and a fairly small standard 
library. Then if you want additional capabilities, e.g. graphics, ODBC 
client, you simply install the relevant packages.

Note that some languages, notably Perl and Python, have always worked 
this way, though they do it via language-specific tools and add-on 
packages.

The Java standard class set has always been somewhat unwieldy. awt, 
Swing, etc are fair enough, but to include beans, sql, image handling, 
sound, CORBA, XML and friends in the unitary standard class set is really 
going a bit far because a lot of sites won't use more than one or two of 
these. So, to me anyway, making them into separately installable packages 
makes a lot of sense.


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Gregorie  | gregorie dot org

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Using OpenJFX with OpenJDK 11 without module path? Sebastian <nowhere@nirvana.org> - 2018-10-02 19:23 +0200
  Re: Using OpenJFX with OpenJDK 11 without module path? Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2018-10-02 16:09 -0500
    Re: Using OpenJFX with OpenJDK 11 without module path? Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2018-10-02 21:30 +0000
      Re: Using OpenJFX with OpenJDK 11 without module path? Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2018-10-02 23:52 +0000
        Changed to: Q for Martin Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2018-10-03 11:21 -0500
          Re: Changed to: Q for Martin Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2018-10-03 23:18 +0000
            Re: Changed to: Q for Martin Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2018-10-04 09:26 -0500
              Re: Changed to: Q for Martin Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2018-10-04 20:28 +0000

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