Re: RFR: JDK-8248122: java.base should not handle JavaFX application in a specific way

2020-10-31 Thread Kevin Rushforth
I see. Thanks for the explanation. We can continue the discussion on this list (and separately on the core-libs-dev list) then. It will allow us to make a deliberate (and hopefully informed) decision as to what we want to do going forward. Thanks. -- Kevin On 10/31/2020 9:39 AM, Kartik Ohri

Re: RFR: JDK-8248122: java.base should not handle JavaFX application in a specific way

2020-10-31 Thread Kartik Ohri
Hi! I did not propose the patch to allow JavaFX modules to be run from classpath. That bug report just made me aware of the inconsistency. My rationale behind proposing the patch was only that JavaFX should be treated just like any other java application. I had not seen the earlier discussion on t

Re: RFR: JDK-8248122: java.base should not handle JavaFX application in a specific way

2020-10-31 Thread Kevin Rushforth
Yes, this is the right list for discussing the impact of your proposed change on JavaFX applications. I added a comment to that affect in the PR, essentially saying that this PR cannot go in as proposed for JDK 16, since it will cause a behavioral regression and will break some existing JavaFX

RFR: JDK-8248122: java.base should not handle JavaFX application in a specific way

2020-10-31 Thread Kartik Ohri
Hi! I was unable to add the openjfx to the PR on github and was unsure which other mailing list is right for discussing this change, hence I am sending it here. If this is the wrong mailing list, pardon me and kindly point me in the right direction. The related pull request is https://github.com/o