need help with JVM on Windows

[jfayre]

Hello,
When I download a release, I get an error that it can't find a jvm when I try to launch it. What JVM do I need to install in order to test this?
Thanks!

[StefanLobbenmeier]

Hey 😄 if you download dmg, deb, exe or msi it should be included, otherwise for the .jar file currently JVM 21 is required. I am considering compiling to Java 8 bytecode though, then it should work with Java 8 upwards

[jfayre]

I downloaded snapshot 32. When I run yt-dlp-compose.exe, I get the error “unable to launch jvm”. It does look like java 21 is in my path however.

[StefanLobbenmeier]

oh weird, can you give more details on which Windows version you are using exactly? Mabye it is no longer supported by the latest java builds. Then you could try the .jar release, but I just noticed that it no longer contains all the necessary files, I will fix that right now and draft a new release to test.

[jfayre]

This is Windows 11 23H2. Here is the java version in my path: openjdk 21.0.3 2024-04-16 LTS OpenJDK Runtime Environment Temurin-21.0.3+9 (build 21.0.3+9-LTS) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Temurin-21.0.3+9 (build 21.0.3+9-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)

[StefanLobbenmeier]

I cannot see anything about other people having issues with jpackage on Windows 23H2 and it is already 6 months since the release so surely everything should be stable there.

I just triggered a new release: https://github.com/StefanLobbenmeier/yt-dlp-compose/releases/tag/SNAPSHOT-33, could you try:

1. Running the new .jar file and running it with the JDK that you have on your path
2. Running the new .exe one more time to see if the last one was just a fluke. If it still fails please also share a screenshot of the error