Hi Stefan,
Java and JavaFX are platform-independent, so asking whether we will
"make it platform-independent again" is asking the wrong question.
Really, your question should be: can a fix for a serious bug be
backported to JDK 8 after it is fixed in JDK 9. The answer to that
question is "yes" for serious bugs and regressions.
What you have discovered in this case is a serious bug that happens to
affect a single platform. In fact, my reading of the bug is that we are
just getting lucky on the other platforms. If this turns out to be as
serious as it seems, then I will bump the priority to P2 and we will
consider a backport to a JDK 8 update release.
-- Kevin
Stefan Endrullis wrote:
Dear JavaFX team,
over years one of the key features of Java was its platform
independence. A Java application would run under Windows, Mac OS, and
Linux (if well programmed).
Since https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8146325 this is no
longer the case. Once you use the JavaFX Spinner<Integer> component
your application will still work under Windows, but will crash under
Linux.
Since this bug attacks a fundamental feature of Java we expected it to
be fixed quite fast and definitely in Java 8. But now we discover
that it's planned to be fixed in Java 9 only.
Does this mean that Java 8 is not considered to be platform
independent anymore? Do we have to start deploying different jars for
different platforms now?
Best regards,
Stefan Endrullis
