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I know that version 24.x is out, but I cannot get it building. Throws error like Cannot invoke method trim() on null object.

If anyone succeeds building it locally, please tell.

This -nowebkit variant is here since disabling webkit support seems to work around build failure, see ↗ this comment.

Would you mind to upgrade this pkg to 24?

First. someone would need to

• create a jdk23-openjdk package,
• create a gradle 8 package that works with jdk23-openjdk<=23, or convince the Arch Linux gradle maintainers to update theirs.

I won't do that.

If you can do that, please do so!, otherwise we have to wait until some solution is out.

Would you mind to upgrade this pkg to 24?

This is the PKGBUILD that worked for me:

pkgbase="java-openjfx-nowebkit"
pkgname=(
  "java-openjfx-nowebkit"
  "java-openjfx-doc"
  "java-openjfx-src"
)
_jfxver=24
_jfxtag=29
# I cannot for the life of me figure out their wacky versioning system so this is pure guesswork:
pkgver=${_jfxver}.0.0.u${_jfxtag}
pkgrel=0.1
pkgdesc="Java OpenJFX client application platform built without WebKit support."
arch=(x86_64 x86_64_v3)
url="https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/OpenJFX/Main"
license=('GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0')
makedepends=(
  "alsa-lib"
  "ant"
  "cairo"
  "cmake"
  "ffmpeg4.4"
  "freetype2"
  "gdk-pixbuf2"
  "glib2"
  "gperf"
  "gradle=8.13-1.1"
  "gtk2"
  "gtk3"
  "java-environment-openjdk=23"
  "libgl"
  "libx11"
  "libxtst"
  "libxxf86vm"
  "pango"
  "perl"
  "python"
  "qt5-base"
  "ruby"
  "unzip"
  # "webkit2gtk"
  "zip"
)
options=(!lto)
source=(
  "https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/archive/refs/tags/jfx-${_jfxver}-${_jfxtag}.tar.gz"
  gradle.properties
  java-openjfx-flags.patch
)
b2sums=('c4f6ff072943702f7431933c2755da0457788d389a90a00c0ab63ede5cc05bdcc5067e7a7bb1ca473543abdc36e12fcf672fd90c74f88bc8673e81793d8f3b91'
        '0c023ef99e7ee600710c54dad0ad59070620595109ca42c5057fa2ab74ef6d244631745f5cd4c1bea9c0321ee69f1e1efaab820ff124ad1d4f453121e77fd14f'
        '5b6dafc22995b57564fda89aaedeb2b6ee58b2c635336ac43a123ea4ac6ced3a20eba39d99cc4eb7ec7b29fc7541f5c3bee454ee55ca79fd2d7ce5ef4ed65cd3')

_jfxdir=jfx-${_jfxver}-${_jfxtag}

prepare() {
  cd "${_jfxdir}"

  # Clean from potential previous runs
  gradle --stop
  rm -rf build
  gradle clean || true

  ln -svf ../gradle.properties .
  patch -Np1 --follow-symlinks -i ../java-openjfx-flags.patch
  sed 's|, "-Werror"||g' -i buildSrc/linux.gradle
}

build() {
# Workaround for GCC 14?  See https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/java21-openjfx#comment-993098
  _FIXWERROR_GCC14="-Wno-error=incompatible-pointer-types -Wno-error=sign-compare -Wno-error=int-conversion"
  _SILENCEWARNINGS="-Wno-incompatible-pointer-types -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-int-conversion -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-cast-function-type -Wno-discarded-qualifiers -Wno-deprecated-copy -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-stringop-truncation -Wno-return-local-addr -Wno-dangling-pointer -Wno-address -Wno-switch -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-stringop-overread -Wno-expansion-to-defined -Wno-array-bounds"
  _CFLAGSADDITIONS=" ${_FIXWERROR_GCC14} ${_SILENCEWARNINGS}"
  CFLAGS+="${_CFLAGSADDITIONS}"
  CXXFLAGS+="${_CFLAGSADDITIONS}"
  export CFLAGS
  export CXXFLAGS

  # Suppress errors with lld >= 17 due to undefined symbols, see https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/java-openjfx#comment-980178
  _FIXLDERROR="-Wl,--undefined-version"
  LDFLAGS+=" ${_FIXLDERROR}"
  export LDFLAGS

  cd "${_jfxdir}"

  # Build with openjdk-(current version minus 1)
  export PATH="/usr/lib/jvm/java-$((${_jfxver}-1))-openjdk/bin/:$PATH"

  # build against ffmpeg4.4
  export PKG_CONFIG_PATH='/usr/lib/ffmpeg4.4/pkgconfig'

  # Workaround for situation where the linker treats whitespace as arguments
  export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS//+([[:space:]]|[[:blank:]])/ }"

  gradle zips
}

package_java-openjfx-nowebkit() {
  pkgdesc="Java OpenJFX client application platform without WebKit support."
  depends=(
    "freetype2"
    "glib2"
    "glibc"
    "java-runtime-openjdk=${_jfxver}"
    "libgl"
    "libx11"
    "libxtst"
  )
  optdepends=(
    "ffmpeg4.4: Media support"
    'gtk2: GTK2 support'
    'gtk3: GTK3 support'
  )
  provides=(java-openjfx=${_jfxver})

  cd "${_jfxdir}"

  install -dvm 755  "${pkgdir}"/usr/{lib/jvm/java-${_jfxver}-openjfx,share/licenses}
  cp -dvr --no-preserve=ownership build/sdk/lib "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/jvm/java-${_jfxver}-openjfx/
  cp -dvr --no-preserve=ownership build/jmods "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/jvm/java-${_jfxver}-openjfx/
  cp -dr --no-preserve=ownership build/sdk/legal "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/licenses/java-openjfx
}

package_java-openjfx-doc() {
  pkgdesc="Documentation for Java OpenJFX client application platform"
  arch=(any)
  cd "${_jfxdir}"

  install -dvm 755 "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/{doc,licenses}
  cp -dvr --no-preserve=ownership build/javadoc "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/doc/java-openjfx
  install -vm 644 -t "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/doc/java-openjfx  README.md UPDATING-VERSION.md WEBKIT-MEDIA-STUBS.md CONTRIBUTING.md
  ln -sv java-openjfx "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/licenses/java-openjfx-doc
}

package_java-openjfx-src() {
  pkgdesc="Source code for Java OpenJFX client application platform"
  arch=(any)
  cd "${_jfxdir}"

  install -dvm 755  "${pkgdir}"/usr/{lib/jvm/java-${_jfxver}-openjfx,share/licenses}
  install -vm 644 build/sdk/src.zip "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/jvm/java-${_jfxver}-openjfx/javafx-src.zip
  ln -sv java-openjfx "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/licenses/java-openjfx-src
}

I got this to compile, but it was super annoying. Here's what I did:

OpenJFX now has a hard dependency on OpenJDK>=22, which is a problem because Arch's Gradle has a hard dependency on OpenJDK<=21. As it happens, Gradle can actually support OpenJDK<=23. So I compiled my own jdk23-openjdk package, and I then recompiled Gradle with an updated <=23 dependency. With that, I was able to compile this package in a chroot.

One additional wrinkle: there is a longstanding bug with the installation directory; this needs to install to /usr/lib/jvm/java-${_jfxver}-openjfx, NOT to ...-openjdk. Otherwise you will get file conflicts; see also FS#64121.

Note that webkit is still impossible, because there's a dependency on something called webkitdirs, which is provided by WebKit proper but, for whatever reason, not provided in WebKitGTK, and I can't figure out how to fix that.

I will post the PKGBUILD that worked for me in another comment, because it's close to the 5K character limit.

I know that version 24.x is out, but I cannot get it building. Throws error like Cannot invoke method trim() on null object.

If anyone succeeds building it locally, please tell.

yes it works !

@solonovamax,

The build currently fails due to unverified dependencies

I have no idea about this java dependency stuff.

If you (or someone else) can tell me how to fix it, please do so.

For me the build works, and I do not have the knowledge to track this down. So I did nothing to the PKGBUILD for now.

Regards!

Also, the build fails due to not using the project's gradlew binary and instead using the system gradle.

As-per the buildscript output:

*****************************************************************
Unsupported gradle version 8.10.1 in use.
Only version 8.5 is supported. Use this version at your own risk
*****************************************************************

nvm, this only happened due to me editing the pkgbuild to add --write-verification-metadata sha256 to fix the previous issue

The build currently fails due to unverified dependencies:

Using /usr/bin/gradle
Starting a Gradle Daemon (subsequent builds will be faster)

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Dependency verification failed for configuration 'classpath'
23 artifacts failed verification:
  - annotations-13.0.jar (org.jetbrains:annotations:13.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - annotations-13.0.pom (org.jetbrains:annotations:13.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - gradle-versions-plugin-0.11.1.pom (com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.11.1) from repository MavenRepo
  - gradle-versions-plugin-0.51.0.jar (com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.51.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - gradle-versions-plugin-0.51.0.module (com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.51.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - kotlin-reflect-1.9.24.jar (org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:1.9.24) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - kotlin-reflect-1.9.24.pom (org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:1.9.24) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - kotlin-stdlib-1.9.24.jar (org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.9.24) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - kotlin-stdlib-1.9.24.module (org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.9.24) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - kotlin-stdlib-common-1.9.24.module (org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-common:1.9.24) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - kotlin-stdlib-jdk7-1.8.21.jar (org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:1.8.21) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - kotlin-stdlib-jdk7-1.8.21.pom (org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:1.8.21) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - kotlin-stdlib-jdk8-1.8.21.jar (org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:1.8.21) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - kotlin-stdlib-jdk8-1.8.21.pom (org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:1.8.21) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - moshi-1.12.0.jar (com.squareup.moshi:moshi:1.12.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - moshi-1.12.0.module (com.squareup.moshi:moshi:1.12.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - moshi-kotlin-1.12.0.jar (com.squareup.moshi:moshi-kotlin:1.12.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - moshi-kotlin-1.12.0.module (com.squareup.moshi:moshi-kotlin:1.12.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - okhttp-4.11.0.jar (com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.11.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - okhttp-4.11.0.module (com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.11.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - okio-3.2.0.module (com.squareup.okio:okio:3.2.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - okio-jvm-3.2.0.jar (com.squareup.okio:okio-jvm:3.2.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
  - okio-jvm-3.2.0.module (com.squareup.okio:okio-jvm:3.2.0) from repository Gradle Central Plugin Repository
If the artifacts are trustworthy, you will need to update the gradle/verification-metadata.xml file. For more on how to do this, please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/8.10.1/userguide/dependency_verification.html#sec:troubleshooting-verification in the Gradle documentation.

Open this report for more details: file:///home/solonovamax/.cache/paru/clone/java-openjfx-nowebkit/src/jfx22u-22.0.2-4/build/reports/dependency-verification/at-1727284388481/dependency-verification-report.html

Thank you! I was meaning to make a variant (like this) or do something, just didn’t get around to it yet. Thanks for picking it up. :)