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For a ready made build, try the Community Build page.

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or the JDK9 early access.

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Before you start

Before you start, you will need to know which build you are going to need. While there are many common elements, Java 8 and Java 9 JFX can be quite different to build and use.

With Java 8, JFX is bundled, but could be considered an overlay. In fact, building OpenJFX using the OpenJFX repository for JDK 8 produced an output that could indeed just be used as an overlay on top of a JDK 8 image.

In Java 9 and the module system, FX is now an integral part of the runtime environment - at least for the desktop. (JavaFX is not part of the ARM JRE for example). Because of this tie, there is no provision or capability for the output of the OpenJFX 9 build to be used as an overlay. It is still possible however to develop and enhance OpenJFX, and use that result to build an OpenJDK.

Platform Prerequisites

Windows

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Building OpenJFX for Linux ARM has only been tested on as a cross build from Linux and MacOSX. The process is only regularly used on Linux. Follow the steps for a Linux build setup first, and then refer to the steps for Cross Building for ARM Hard Float.

Common Prerequisites

Java SE 8 for developing for Java 8

Since each release of OpenJFX is paired with a corresponding release of the JDK, you should make sure that you have a recent (preferably the latest) promoted build of the JDK available.The current supported build can be downloaded from the Java SE 8 download page. Some make it a practice to always run against the latest promoted build, others will stick with an older build until they finally can't build OpenJFX with it anymore, and then update. Whichever method you chose, you need to have a reasonably recent version of JDK 8 installed.

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Some versions of Linux may have an installed Java that is not new enough, and may already be in your path, which will cause confusion as you try to build.

Make sure you have the right Java in your path with:

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Java that is not new enough, and may already be in your path, which will cause confusion as you try to build.

Make sure you have the right Java in your path with:

java -version

Java SE 9 for JDK 9

A JDK 9 early access build 109 is required. This early access JDK is a transitional pre-modular version of JDK 9, and will be used until OpenJDK can be modified to build with a modular version of the JDK.

To obtain this early access version, visit the "JDK9 Early Access Download" and accept the license agreement. Once you have done that, download and install one of:

Mercurial

OpenJFX, as with OpenJDK, uses Mercurial as the source control system. You must install some support for using Mercurial. Many (if not all) IDEs include built in support, although the tooling is generally not as good as you might get from a standalone tool.

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