icns file not found error with javapackager on macOS High Sierra

Question

I just installed macOS High Sierra (10.13) and am attempting to update a tutorial I wrote that shows how to packaging a Java Swing application (executable JAR) into a macOS installer.

The tutorial's steps worked fine on macOS Serra (10.12).

Now the javapackager command crashes out with:

ERROR: File Not Found. (-43) on file: /var/folders/c1/hkb.../images/ShowTime/.VolumeIcon.icns

System info:

Darwin Comet.local 17.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 17.0.0: Thu Aug 24 21:48:19 PDT 2017; root:xnu-4570.1.46~2/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64
java version "9"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9+181)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9+181, mixed mode)

Simplified steps to reproduce:

curl --remote-name https://centerkey.com/mac/java/ShowTime.java
javac ShowTime.java
echo "Main-Class: ShowTime" > MainClass.txt
jar cmf MainClass.txt ShowTime.jar *.class
jdk=$(/usr/libexec/java_home)
$jdk/bin/javapackager -deploy -native dmg -name ShowTime \
   -srcdir . -srcfiles ShowTime.jar -appclass ShowTime \
   -outdir deploy -outfile ShowTime -v

Full error:

Running [/usr/bin/SetFile, -c, icnC, /var/folders/c1/hkb5ph9s7l352nhr17n310vc0000gn/T/fxbundler10109585143778151656/images/ShowTime/.VolumeIcon.icns]
ERROR: File Not Found. (-43)  on file: /var/folders/c1/hkb5ph9s7l352nhr17n310vc0000gn/T/fxbundler10109585143778151656/images/ShowTime/.VolumeIcon.icns 
java.io.IOException: Exec failed with code 2 command [[/usr/bin/SetFile, -c, icnC, /var/folders/c1/hkb5ph9s7l352nhr17n310vc0000gn/T/fxbundler10109585143778151656/images/ShowTime/.VolumeIcon.icns] in unspecified directory
    at jdk.packager/com.oracle.tools.packager.IOUtils.exec(IOUtils.java:169)
    at jdk.packager/com.oracle.tools.packager.IOUtils.exec(IOUtils.java:142)
    at jdk.packager/com.oracle.tools.packager.IOUtils.exec(IOUtils.java:136)
    at jdk.packager/com.oracle.tools.packager.mac.MacDmgBundler.buildDMG(MacDmgBundler.java:391)
    at jdk.packager/com.oracle.tools.packager.mac.MacDmgBundler.bundle(MacDmgBundler.java:92)
    at jdk.packager/com.oracle.tools.packager.mac.MacDmgBundler.execute(MacDmgBundler.java:549)
    at jdk.packager/com.sun.javafx.tools.packager.PackagerLib.generateNativeBundles(PackagerLib.java:371)
    at jdk.packager/com.sun.javafx.tools.packager.PackagerLib.generateDeploymentPackages(PackagerLib.java:348)
    at jdk.packager/com.sun.javafx.tools.packager.Main.main(Main.java:496)
Config files are saved to /var/folders/c1/hkb5ph9s7l352nhr17n310vc0000gn/T/fxbundler10109585143778151656/macosx. Use them to customize package.
Exception in thread "main" com.sun.javafx.tools.packager.PackagerException: Error: Bundler "DMG Installer" (dmg) failed to produce a bundle.
    at jdk.packager/com.sun.javafx.tools.packager.PackagerLib.generateNativeBundles(PackagerLib.java:374)
    at jdk.packager/com.sun.javafx.tools.packager.PackagerLib.generateDeploymentPackages(PackagerLib.java:348)
    at jdk.packager/com.sun.javafx.tools.packager.Main.main(Main.java:496)

Full tutorial and steps: Mac Java! | commands.txt

The error occurs whether I supply an icon file or not. Any ideas on how to fix it?

Answer 1

As GabeV commented, the -native dmg option is broken but -native image works.

Bug report:
https://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=JDK-8188763

Fortunately, the -native pkg option also works. It produces a .pkg installer file instead of a .dmg disk image, but an installer file is a desired result for many situations.

New steps with pkg workaround:

curl --remote-name https://centerkey.com/mac/java/ShowTime.java
javac ShowTime.java
echo "Main-Class: ShowTime" > MainClass.txt
jar cmf MainClass.txt ShowTime.jar *.class
jdk=$(/usr/libexec/java_home)
$jdk/bin/javapackager -deploy -native pkg -name ShowTime \
   -srcdir . -srcfiles ShowTime.jar -appclass ShowTime \
   -BappVersion=1.0.0 -outdir deploy -v
ls -l deploy
open deploy/ShowTime-1.0.0.pkg

Documentation:
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/tools/javapackager.htm

Update (December 4, 2017):
Apparently the problem is related to a bug of not detecting the new Apple File System (APFS) for macOS 10.3 (High Sierra). See: https://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8190758