Cross-platform support via start script

[altavir]

41 allows to remove platform lock, but it does not provide full cross-platform support requested by #18 and #35. The proposal has several parts:

• [ ] Automatically declare javafx dependencies as compileOnly for projects without application plugin or otherwise marked as library, so there would be no mistakes from including several dependencies for different platforms. Turn dependencies to implementation only for projects with application plugin.

• [ ] Provide a way to explicitly declare target platform for distribution. For example, it could be done like this:

  javafx{
  target( WINDOWS, LINUX ) // those are members of enum
  }

  In case platform clause present, it should create a configuration for each platform and create a distribution for each (using implementation mode for plarform-specific dependency).

• [ ] Provide a regime in which dependencies are not included, but resolved from specific place:

  javafx{
  //path to a system-wide fx jmods placement. Has some reasonable default like "../javafx"
  fxpath : String  = ""
  /*
  *  if true, use fxpath to search for javafx distribution (change start script for application).
  *  Is set to [true] automatically, when [fxpath] is set
  */
  local : Boolean = true 
  }

• [ ] Automatically download and install system-specific dependencies into path provided by fxpath. This requires a lot of work and is not first order concern.

[hosseinmp76]

is there any progress in this issue?

[damnms]

would love that too!

[lembergerth]

We would also love that feature.

Provide a way to explicitly declare target platform for distribution. For example, it could be done like this:

For us, this point is integral. Good news: #99 and the corresponding PR #103 propose a way to solve this. So progress is being made.

[FeldrinH]

Is there a currently recommended way to build cross-platform fat jar-s with JavaFX that would work on any mainstream OS?

EDIT: If a single cross-platform jar isn't possible, is there a recommended way to build jar-s for all major platforms with one task?