Thanks David. Do you know if the WINSDK and DirectX requirements are still as per the wiki/docs or can later versions be used?
Cheers, Chris @chriswhocodes | JITWatch | DemoFX On Wed, October 4, 2017 13:15, David Bimamisa wrote: > It should also work with the community version of VS2017 > > > Regards > David > > > > Am 03.10.2017 5:56 nachm. schrieb <jav...@use.startmail.com>: > > > VS 2017 Professional is now required to build OpenJFX. > >> > Ahh I see. I am sure it needs every bit of power offered by the > professional version of Microsoft's excellent dev environment but > unfortunately it cuts me out of building or testing since I don't have > that subscription and it's really rather pricey. > > Cheers! > > > > > >> >> > On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 9:43 AM, Kevin Rushforth < > kevin.rushfo...@oracle.com> wrote: > > >> The Wiki is out of date. VS 2017 Professional is now required to build >> OpenJFX. A fix was just pushed [1] to allow a different build of VS 2017 >> than the hard-coded one. >> >> Also, I am still able to build with VS 2010 and VS 2013, which should >> work as long as you don't build media or webkit (they aren't built by >> default). >> >> -- Kevin >> >> >> [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8187366 >> >> >> >> >> Chris Newland wrote: >> >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> >>> I'm also trying to build OpenJFX on Windows 10 so I can add a >>> Windows >>> build to my community OpenJFX build server at >>> https://chriswhocodes.com >>> and am hitting the same problems as you. >>> >>> Setting WINSDK_DIR on the command line using 'set' or 'export' >>> doesn't work and neither does setting via the Windows environment >>> manager UI. >>> >>> >>> Hardcoding got me past this one: >>> >>> >>> def WINDOWS_SDK_DIR="..." above the check. >>> >>> Next error I'm hitting is NativeCompileTask.compile() >>> >>> >>> This is with Windows 10, VS10 Express, WinSDK 7.1, and DirectX June >>> 2010. >>> >>> >>> buildSrc/win.gradle has hardcoded paths to VS2017 Professional so I'm >>> guessing the devs who wrote this build script have got it working on a >>> more modern build environment than the one described in the docs. >>> >>> Will post here if I can get it to build. >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> On Tue, October 3, 2017 02:14, jav...@use.startmail.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Hi again ! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Well I was able to track down the source of the error I am >>>> receiving from the gradle build. Unfortunately, the error persists, >>>> which is a bit of a mystery. Maybe a gradle maven can enlighten me >>>> here. >>>> >>>> For some reason, this line on line 90-91 of win.gradle is throwing >>>> the exception, although I can prove it ought not to: if >>>> (WINDOWS_SDK_DIR == >>>> null || WINDOWS_SDK_DIR == "") { throw new GradleException("FAIL: >>>> WINSDK_DIR not defined"); >>>> I cannot get past this, the exception is triggered, and yet the >>>> assignment of a value to property WINDOWS_SDK_DIR is quite clear here >>>> (line >>>> of 69 win.gradle): defineProperty("WINDOWS_SDK_DIR", properties, >>>> System.getenv().get("WINSDK_DIR")) >>>> and that system variable is, in fact, set as proved by (my) running >>>> this simple program I wrote (which exists in the same directory as >>>> win.gradle to exclude any conceivable path issues) and getting the >>>> proper outputpublic class WinSDK { public WinSDK() { } public static >>>> void main(String[] args) { String sdk = >>>> (String)System.getenv().get("WINSDK_DIR"); >>>> System.out.println("sdk = " + sdk); >>>> } >>>> } >>>> Output as expected- the proper path to Microsoft SDK and anyways >>>> certainly not the empty string or null. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sorry to ask such a basic question but is anyone on this list >>>> actually able to clone then compile OpenFX from source using the >>>> procedure outlined on the below mentioned page using any of the >>>> gradle scripts, (in my instance gradle.win) ? >>>> >>>> Seems like first -step level stuff that is done regularly by >>>> everyone on the list interested in improving or exploring OpenFX but >>>> maybe I am wrong about this? Many thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, September 28, 2017 6:59 PM, >>>> javafx@use.startmail.comwrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> New member to this group. I am encountering a little trouble when >>>>> I >>>>> try to build OpenJFX. I am following the instructions here: (using >>>>> Cygwin >>>>> on Win 7): >>>>> https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/OpenJFX/Building+OpenJFX >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> When I run gradle after cloning the OpenJFX repository, I get a >>>>> "build >>>>> failed with exception" . I include the output from the entire run >>>>> just in case it's significant: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> $ gradle >>>>> WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred >>>>> WARNING: Illegal reflective access by >>>>> org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod >>>>> (file:/C:/gradle/lib/gradle-base-services-3.1.jar) to method >>>>> java.lang.ClassLoader.getPackages() WARNING: Please consider >>>>> reporting this to the maintainers of >>>>> org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod WARNING: Use >>>>> --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further >>>>> illegal reflective access operations WARNING: All illegal access >>>>> operations will be denied in a future release >>>>> :buildSrc:generateGrammarSource UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:compileJava UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:compileGroovy UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:processResources UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:classes UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:jar UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:assemble UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:compileTestGroovy UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:testClasses UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:test UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:check UP-TO-DATE >>>>> :buildSrc:build UP-TO-DATE >>>>> FAILURE: Build failed with an exception. >>>>> * Where: >>>>> Script 'C:\cygwin64\home\mdbg\rt\buildSrc\win.gradle' line: 91 >>>>> * What went wrong: >>>>> A problem occurred evaluating script. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> FAIL: WINSDK_DIR not defined >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> * Try: >>>>> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with >>>>> --info >>>>> or --debug option to get more log output. BUILD FAILED >>>>> Total time: 1.376 secs >>>>> I should add that even though the tutorial doesn't mention to do >>>>> it, I >>>>> cd-ed into the folder named rt, which was created by Mercurial when >>>>> I >>>>> cloned OpenJFX, I called gradle from there. Calling it from the >>>>> directory containing rt resulted in nothing happening , which >>>>> makes sense afaik. the variable WINSDK is not one I am familiar >>>>> with- it's not any environment or system variable on my machine >>>>> and the tutorial doesn't say anything about it. I hesitate to start >>>>> arbitrarily hacking build files based on error messages. It seems >>>>> as though it ought to just work and perhaps this is a bug I should >>>>> report or is it something else ? >>>>> Thank you! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
