On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 09:31:34 GMT, Marius Hanl <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is an idea to add an `INCLUDE_APPS` flag, that is `true` by default to > control whether we actually want to build the `:apps` when running `gradle > all` or if we actually need to clean them when running `gradle clean`. > > I see two advantages: > - IMO, the main `build.gradle` should focus on JavaFX and not so much on > anything else, like apps > - As of now, when I did run `gradle clean`, I always need to install `Ant`, > just because the apps are also cleaned which I did not even build before. > This is problematic, because: > - I think most of the people do not have `Ant`, it is very rarely used > nowadays > - It is also not preinstalled in pretty much every OS / distribution I > tried. And I usually only installed for `OpenJFX` and never need it for > anything else. If possible, it would be good if this is not needed if you > just want to run tests and build JavaFX > - For reference, when running CachyOS I could just build JavaFX out of > the box without ever installing anything. This is a very nice experience and > should help people to contribute. The only thing I did run into was, well, > `Ant` when running `gradle clean` > > --------- > - [x] I confirm that I make this contribution in accordance with the [OpenJDK > Interim AI Policy](https://openjdk.org/legal/ai). This pull request has now been integrated. Changeset: e5a69c20 Author: Marius Hanl <[email protected]> URL: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/commit/e5a69c2095d7da36c98dedec8f61e6abfbfb467a Stats: 25 lines in 2 files changed: 16 ins; 0 del; 9 mod 8090896: Allow skipping apps build Reviewed-by: kcr, nlisker ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/2291
