[NETBEANS-4233] Modular Ant Based projects does not build on Java 15 due to Nashorn removal

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 12.2
• Fix Version/s: 12.2
• Component/s: projects - Ant
• External issue URL: https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64469
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ty Young
• Created: 23/Apr/20 16:48
• Updated: 05/Feb/21 20:55
• Resolved: 10/Sep/20 00:24

Description

Modular Ant based projects will no longer build as of JDK 15 due to the removal of the Nashorn Javascript engine. Attempting to build a project that depends on Nashorn will result in the following error:

 

Unable to create javax script engine for javascript