The implementation of javafx.base depends on java.desktop, but nothing
in the API of javafx.base depends on java.desktop. So javafx.base
(currently) requires java.desktop, but not transitively. This means that
it would be possible to remove this dependency in a future version
without breaking compatibility.
FWIW, the javafx.graphics module is in the same state: it requires
java.desktop, but not transitively.
-- Kevin
Florian Brunner wrote:
Hi,
I'm still new to the Jigsaw module system, but I've found some documentation
which is strange:
The Javadoc states that javafx.base depends on java.base:
http://download.java.net/java/jdk9/docs/api/javafx.base-summary.html
But when we look at the source code, we see that javafx.base depends on
java.desktop:
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/openjfx/9-dev/rt/file/c734b008e3e8/modules/javafx.base/src/main/java/module-info.java
This sounds more logical as javafx.base depends on the package java.beans which
is in the java.desktop module, e.g.:
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/openjfx/9-dev/rt/file/c734b008e3e8/modules/javafx.base/src/main/java/com/sun/javafx/property/adapter/ReadOnlyPropertyDescriptor.java
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/openjfx/9-dev/rt/file/c734b008e3e8/modules/javafx.base/src/main/java/com/sun/javafx/property/adapter/PropertyDescriptor.java
So I guess, the info in the Javadoc, which was generated, I think, is
misleading!
That said, as far as I remember, one of the original goals of JavaFX regarding
to Java SE 8 Compact Profiles/ Java SE 9 modules was to be able to generate a
tailored JRE, which only includes the JavaFX stack without the AWT/ Swing
stack. With the module dependency from javafx.base to java.desktop this won't
be possible now, I think.
This is really bad news for JavaFX on mobiles and embedded systems, but also
for desktop applications which ship with a tailored, embedded JRE.
Are there any plans to make JavaFX available without the AWT/ Swing stack?
Will it be possible to change the module dependencies once they are published?
(Depending on how transitive dependencies are handled and regarded, this could
be a breaking change.)
Kind regards,
Florian
