Can't Use with a Non-Modular Proejct When Using Java 11

[cmhulbert]

The documentation indicates that the plugin can be used for modular or non-modular projects; However, my understanding is that the plugin determines if the project is modular or not based on the java version. This means that java versions which support modularity cannot be run as a non-modular project.

My use case is that I have a java 11 project, NOT taking advantage of the modularity aspect of java 11. I'd rather not convert, as many of the dependencies are not setup to provide modules, and this makes the build unreliable, as you need to rely on the automatic module naming or pathing.

Ideally, I'd like to be able to specify wether my project is modular or not, regardless of the java version

[betanzos]

Related with #72 and #73

[cmhulbert]

I just tried installing the build at #72 and using that. It didn't work, with the error

Error: JavaFX runtime components are missing, and are required to run this
application

[abhinayagarwal]

AFAIK, in the plugin we search for module-info.java to determine whether the project is modular or not. However, in a non-modular project the JavaFX jars will still be added to the classpath module-path.

@cmhulbert Is it possible to provide a SSCCE for this?

[christianitis]

Having this exact same problem.

[betanzos]

Since version 0.0.5 you can place all dependencies either on modulepath or on classpath.

For details see runtimePathOption option under "javafx:run options" section of README.md.

[abhinayagarwal]

Closing as Not An Issue.