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JavaFX jars missing in Plug-in Dependencies during migration from Java8 e4-swt to Java 11 e4-javafx [message #1827887]

Tue, 26 May 2020 07:25

Eclipse User

We are upgrading an existing "Java 8 e4-swt"-based plugin into a "Java 11 e4-JavaFX" plugin.
For this task I installed e(fx)clipse and set my Eclipse using the instructions here:

(Setting up e(fx)clipse RCP development for Java11+ and PDE)
h-t-t-p-s://tomsondev.bestsolution.at/2020/01/28/setting-up-efxclipse-rcp-development-for-java11-and-pde/

I also found some instructions for upgrading a "Java8 e4-swt" plug-in to a "Java8 e4-JavaFX" plug-in here:
(SWT to JavaFX migration Eclipse RCP Cookbook)
h-t-t-p-s://blog.codecentric.de/en/2015/02/swt-javafx-migration-eclipse-rcp-cookbook/

My current problem is that I can not get the referencies to the JavaFX jars in the "Plug-in Dependencies" part of the classpath.

When I create a new e4-JavaFX project using the e(fx)clipse wizards, these JavaFX jar dependencies are created automatically (magically), but I do not know how to get these dependencies there if the project already exists.

May be this is not really necessary and I can get the references to the JavaFX jars using other methods. I can think about two:

1. Referencing the JavaFX libraries in the "Referenced Libraries" part of the classpath
2. Or may be packing the JavaFX jars into a Plug-in (like using the "Plug-in from existing JAR Archives" new-project-wizard)

May be you have a tip (best practice) how to reference the JavaFX jars in an existing plug-in project.

These is a picture of the JavaFX jars that I am missing in my project (when upgrading an existing plug-in project):
h-t-t-p-s://tomsondev.bestsolution.at/2020/01/28/setting-up-efxclipse-rcp-development-for-java11-and-pde/#jp-carousel-5221

Thank you.

(I wrote h-t-t-p-s instead of https because as a new user I am not allowed to create direct links to external sites)

[Updated on: Tue, 26 May 2020 08:48] by Moderator

Re: JavaFX jars missing in Plug-in Dependencies during migration from Java8 e4-swt to Java 11 e4-jav [message #1827926 is a reply to message #1827887]

Wed, 27 May 2020 02:12

Eclipse User

I found down below a similar issue to mine: https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=1103057&goto=1823514&

I had the wrong EE (Execution Environment) set in my project.
I changed the EE to JavaSE-11, but the "Plug-in Dependencies" did not update itself.
With "Configure classpath ..." I removed the "Plug-in Dependencies" Library and added it again to the classpath, but I had the same result as before.

I am expecting to become the references to the javafx jars under "Plug-in Dependencies", but they do not show.

Re: JavaFX jars missing in Plug-in Dependencies during migration from Java8 e4-swt to Java 11 e4-jav [message #1832856 is a reply to message #1827926]

Sun, 27 September 2020 17:08

Eclipse User

I had the same errors but after installing the nightly build of EFX tooling it works as described in Tom's tutorial : https://tomsondev.bestsolution.at/2020/01/28/setting-up-efxclipse-rcp-development-for-java11-and-pde/

The bug https://github.com/eclipse-efx/efxclipse-eclipse/issues/73 is closed but not available in EFX Tooling 3.6.0

Remove your current EFX installation and re-add from this update site : https://download.eclipse.org/efxclipse/updates-nightly/site/

Stéphane

Ignacio A wrote on Wed, 27 May 2020 08:12

I found down below a similar issue to mine: https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=1103057&goto=1823514&

I had the wrong EE (Execution Environment) set in my project.
I changed the EE to JavaSE-11, but the "Plug-in Dependencies" did not update itself.
With "Configure classpath ..." I removed the "Plug-in Dependencies" Library and added it again to the classpath, but I had the same result as before.

I am expecting to become the references to the javafx jars under "Plug-in Dependencies", but they do not show.

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