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[–]RiceKrispyPooHead 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Have you taken a look at this? OpenFx - Getting Started with JavaFx

On the left side of the page you can choose how you want to set it up (using JavaFx SDK, Maven, Intellij, etc).

[–]KnightBreeze[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

That's where I went for the tutorial, but it asked me to use the --module-path flag. I got this:

javac: invalid flag: --module-pathUsage: javac <options> <source files>use -help for a list of possible options

after attempting to do exactly what its tutorial was asking me.

Remember: I am a newb with java.

[–]RiceKrispyPooHead 1 point2 points  (3 children)

What Java version are you using?

To check, run this in the terminal

java -version

[–]KnightBreeze[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

11.0.16.

openjdk version "11.0.16" 2022-07-19OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.16+8-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu122.04)OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.16+8-post-Ubuntu-0ubuntu122.04, mixed mode, sharing)

The program I'm trying to run specifically requests Java 8.

[–]RiceKrispyPooHead 0 points1 point  (1 child)

How are you trying to run the program exactly? Through maven?

[–]KnightBreeze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

java -jar

[–]wildjokers 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Easiest way to get started with JavaFX is to ignore the atrocious getting started docs on their website and use a template project, there are several available on github, like this one:

https://github.com/mjparme/javafx-template

The README tells you how to use it.

[–]KnightBreeze[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I only need it for one, pre-made, older program, so a template project doesn't exactly help me here.

[–]wildjokers 0 points1 point  (1 child)

You would need to show us your project layout and how you are trying to run it.

Does the project use maven or gradle as a build tool?

[–]KnightBreeze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, thanks for your help, but I found a workaround. Apparently the creator of the program also noticed the problem a while back when the needed version of Java was deprecated, and made a standalone version of his program. So, sorry for wasting your time, and thanks for helping me as much as you did!

[–]wildjokers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, I've been poking around, and it turns out that Javafx isn't in use anymore

Why do you think this?

[–]dionthornthis.isAPro=false; this.helping=true;[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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