This is also true for Arch Linux, so I hopefully join this thread.

[XXXXXX@Cirrus7 jAlbum]$ ./startjalbum.sh 
.
WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
WARNING: Illegal reflective access by se.datadosen.jalbum.Config (file:/home/XXXXXX/jAlbum/./lib/jalbum-core.jar) to method sun.swing.SwingUtilities2.checkAccess(int)
WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of se.datadosen.jalbum.Config
WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal reflective access operations
WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javafx/beans/binding/BooleanExpression
	at se.datadosen.jalbum.SplashScreen.<init>(SplashScreen.java:39)
	at se.datadosen.jalbum.JAlbum.<init>(JAlbum.java:111)
	at se.datadosen.jalbum.JAlbum.main(JAlbum.java:370)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:567)
	at se.datadosen.jalbum.Main.main(Main.java:45)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javafx.beans.binding.BooleanExpression
	at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:436)
	at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:588)
	at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:521)
	... 8 more

In my installation there is:
extra/jre-openjdk 13.0.1.u9-1
extra/jre-openjdk-headless 13.0.1.u9-1
extra/java-openjfx 13.u14-1

... so it should work. Going to java-8-openjdk makes jAlbum start, but afterwards I get problems with skins that need newer Java versions.

So I hope we can nail the problem here ...
Besides: It's version 19.2 of jAlbum.

Best regards
Stephan

Edited by: waldbaer59 on 14-Jan-2020 14:53

Your problem is different. The startjAlbum-sh file of the zip archive will only work if you either use a Java that is pre-linked with JavaFX (our bundled ones are) or manually refer to the "lib" folder of the OpenJFX SDK via a --module-path parameter. You also need to use the --add-modules and specify the 3 JavaFX modules that jAlbum relies on. For a complete example from my Mac, see here:

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-13.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java --module-path=/Library/Java/javafx-sdk-13/lib --add-modules javafx.graphics,javafx.swing,javafx.web -Xmx2000M -jar ~/Projects/JAlbum/JAlbum.jar 

I'm sorry it has become so complicated, but Oracle decided to make the JavaFX module, which was part of Java, an external module. For the non zip releases we bundle a pre-linked Java. With that one, there is no need to fiddle with --add-modules and --module-path.

If you like to roll your own pre-linked Java to run jAlbum on, you can use the jlink command. Here's how we pre-link the Linux Java using jlink:

#/bin/bash
VER=13.0.1
JDKPATH=jdk-${VER}
JREPATH=jre-${VER}-mini
rm -rf ${JREPATH}
 
${JDKPATH}/bin/jlink -J-Xmx4g --strip-debug --module-path ${JDKPATH}/jmods:javafx-jmods-${VER} --add-modules java.base,java.compiler,java.datatransfer,java.desktop,java.logging,java.prefs,java.scripting,java.xml,javafx.base,javafx.controls,javafx.fxml,javafx.graphics,javafx.media,javafx.swing,javafx.web,jdk.dynalink,jdk.internal.le,jdk.jsobject,jdk.scripting.nashorn.shell,jdk.scripting.nashorn,jdk.xml.dom,jdk.unsupported.desktop,jdk.charsets,jdk.localedata,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.crypto.ec,java.management --output ${JREPATH}
 

I was not yet lucky (tried with oracle and older versions). I will now try what you all proposed, which is in line with the reply i got from the same question in the Manjaro forum:
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/java-installation-faulty-jalbum-does-not-start-anymore/118938/5
I will try over the weekend and - if it works - will tell you.

HP
BTW: any chance to get an appimage for Linux?

Following an advice from the Manjaro forum, i downloaded Liberica Java (https://bell-sw.com/pages/java-13.0.1/, renamed ib/jrt-fs.jar and jAlbum starts again. A short test, modifying an existing album, build an upload, worked fine. So for now i can work again.

There however some error messages on the command line:

[hph@hackbrett4 Programme]$ jdk-13.0.1/bin/java --module-path jdk-13.0.1/lib/ --add-modules=javafx.graphics,javafx.swing,javafx.web -jar jAlbum/JAlbum.jar 
WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
WARNING: Illegal reflective access by se.datadosen.jalbum.Config (file:/home/hph/Programme/jAlbum/lib/jalbum-core.jar) to method sun.swing.SwingUtilities2.checkAccess(int)
WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of se.datadosen.jalbum.Config
WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal reflective access operations
WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release

HP

... and hard to fix until the Darcula Look & Feel we're using gets updated to comply with Java 13

Thanks for replying,
but as said in a previous mail, i was out of luck with Manjaro java. But using Liberica Java, it runs. I don't blame the jalbum developers, it might be my fault. And yes, i tried your starter tipp and in fact use it for the new java installation.
Appimage would have the advantage that the developers can provide a well tested version which runs on any recent Linux, no need to provide rpm or deb versions and thus, effort is less. Download size however is larger.

HP

Hi,
with the zip version from jAlbum v22.1 I get following error message:

rathjen@pcnuc jAlbum]$ ./startjalbum.sh
.
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javafx/beans/binding/BooleanExpression
at se.datadosen.jalbum.SplashScreen.<init>(SplashScreen.java:39)
at se.datadosen.jalbum.JAlbum.<init>(JAlbum.java:115)
at se.datadosen.jalbum.JAlbum.main(JAlbum.java:375)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:564)
at se.datadosen.jalbum.Main.main(Main.java:45)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javafx.beans.binding.BooleanExpression
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:435)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:589)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:522)
... 8 more

I use Manjaro version 20.2 with the following Java packages:
a) local/jre-openjdk 14.0.2.u12-1
b) local/jre-openjdk-headless 14.0.2.u12-1
c) local/java-openjfx 14.0.2.u0-2

I could find jAlbum in the AUR repository in version 16.2 (e.g. https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/jalbum/).

Best regards
Gerald

Edited by: gerathjen on 22-Oct-2020 23:17

Edited by: gerathjen on 22-Oct-2020 23:20