[NETBEANS-1202] Add support for bundling and updating the bundled JRE for Platform applications (for Java 9+)

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: platform - Other
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Austin Stephens
• Created: 31/Aug/18 15:36
• Updated: 16/Jul/19 15:31

Description

According to Oracle ("End of Public Updates"), they do not plan on migrating desktops from Java 8 to a later version via auto-update and "... encourage application developers to use the packaging options introduced with Java SE 9 to repackage and deliver their Java applications as stand-alone applications that include their own custom runtimes."

It would be wonderful if the NetBeans Platform could handle updating the bundled JRE (as if it was a Netbeans Module) so it would be less of a head-ache to get Java Security updates out and such.