P4
ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
WiX Toolset v6.0.1
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Jpackage supports building OS dependent installer packages. For Windows this package format is MSI (Microsoft Software Installation). The package is built with the external program WiX toolset. Since JDK 24, the JDK supports buildings MSIs with WixToolset v4.0.0.
The wixtoolset can build installer packages for different architectures: x86, x64 or, since v4.0.0, arm64. But the latter is currently not supported by jpackage.
Creating MSIs with jpackage on windows-arm64 is possible (due to x64 emulation), but there can be subtle bugs when packaging architecture specific DLLs or using the installer inside a Wix bundle. To prevent these pitfalls and provide the increasing windows-arm64 developer base a smooth experience, building a native MSI package is desirable.
WiX Toolset v6.0.1
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Jpackage supports building OS dependent installer packages. For Windows this package format is MSI (Microsoft Software Installation). The package is built with the external program WiX toolset. Since JDK 24, the JDK supports buildings MSIs with WixToolset v4.0.0.
The wixtoolset can build installer packages for different architectures: x86, x64 or, since v4.0.0, arm64. But the latter is currently not supported by jpackage.
Creating MSIs with jpackage on windows-arm64 is possible (due to x64 emulation), but there can be subtle bugs when packaging architecture specific DLLs or using the installer inside a Wix bundle. To prevent these pitfalls and provide the increasing windows-arm64 developer base a smooth experience, building a native MSI package is desirable.