Currently, there is no easy way to pass system properties containing spaces to the Java runtime.
For example, if we execute jpackage with: --java-options -Dlabel="my great app" The resulting configuration file will contain: [JavaOptions] -Dlabel=my great app instead of the desired: [JavaOptions] -Dlabel=my great app Looking at the regexp used by jdk.jpackage.internal.Arguments, I came up with a workaround: surrounding the spaces with \" This means that executing jpackage with: --java-options -Dlabel="my\" \"great\" \"app" will produce the desired output in the configuration file: [JavaOptions] -Dlabel=my great app But this is an ugly hack. It would be nice to have a better way to handle JVM options containing spaces. Another issue is related to passing JVM options containing simple or double quotes. For example, I couldn't find a way to make jpackage generate a configuration file that contains: [JavaOptions] -Dlabel=my "great" app Best regards, Serban Iordache
