> On Jan 15, 2019, at 10:25 AM, Rachel Greenham <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> ... simply that you don't *want* jpackage's jdk to be in your path, you don't 
> want it to be the default, you *only* want it to run jpackage *itself*, in 
> create-image using --runtime-image pointing to your already jlinked runtime 
> image using your usual JDK; then in create-installer, using --app-image to 
> point to the image created in create-image. In all other respects you build 
> your application with your usual JDK, this one is *just* for running 
> jpackage, and only exists at all because jpackage isn't ready to go in the 
> JDK proper yet.
> 
> 

Ah, well I had also sort of thought it would be a good idea to try my own app 
on something more bleeding edge. There are some things broken I need to 
address. But unless you have problems with something in the new release on 
default command line usage it seems you can easily control version in other 
scenarios.


> That's how it's working for me anyway. :-)

The above currently works for me. Different people have different preferences 
for how things work.

> 
> I wonder if it would be easier if, while we're in this packager gap, to 
> provide jpackage as a jlinked app image rather than a full jdk? Is that 
> possible?

Not sure on that.

> 
> -- 
> Rachel

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