--- a/ChangeLog	Tue Oct 27 14:13:36 2015 +0100
+++ b/ChangeLog	Thu Nov 12 15:48:22 2015 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2015-11-12  Jiri Vanek  <jvanek@redhat.com>
+
+	fixed build and runtime with jdk9
+	* netx/net/sourceforge/jnlp/NetxPanel.java: (init) setting doInit to true
+	replaced by call to setDoInitIfExists
+	* netx/sun/applet/AppletViewerPanelAccess.java: added new function of
+	(setDoInitIfExists) which sets doInit if exists
+
 2015-10-27  Jiri Vanek  <jvanek@redhat.com>
 
 	itweb-settings, debugging panel made aware about legacy log and client apps log

--- a/netx/net/sourceforge/jnlp/NetxPanel.java	Tue Oct 27 14:13:36 2015 +0100
+++ b/netx/net/sourceforge/jnlp/NetxPanel.java	Thu Nov 12 15:48:22 2015 +0100
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
     }
 
     public void init(PluginBridge bridge) throws LaunchException {
-        doInit = true;
+        setDoInitIfExists(true);
         dispatchAppletEvent(APPLET_LOADING, null);
         status = APPLET_LOAD;
 

--- a/netx/sun/applet/AppletViewerPanelAccess.java	Tue Oct 27 14:13:36 2015 +0100
+++ b/netx/sun/applet/AppletViewerPanelAccess.java	Thu Nov 12 15:48:22 2015 +0100
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Map;
 import net.sourceforge.jnlp.NetxPanel;
+import net.sourceforge.jnlp.util.logging.OutputController;
 
 public abstract class AppletViewerPanelAccess extends AppletViewerPanel {
 
@@ -132,4 +133,36 @@
 
     abstract protected void ourRunLoader();
 
+    /**
+     * jdk9 removed doInit.
+     * http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/jdk/rev/2b680924a73f This is way how
+     * to set it in older jdks and still compile on jdk9+
+     *
+     * @param a value to set to doInit if it exists
+     */
+    protected void setDoInitIfExists(boolean a) {
+        //doInit = a;
+        try {
+            Class c = this.getClass();
+            Field fs = null;
+            while (c != null) {
+                if (AppletPanel.class.equals(c)) {
+                    fs = c.getDeclaredField("doInit");
+                    break;
+                }
+                //known location is NetxPanel->AppeltViwerPannelAccess->AppletViwerPanel->AppletPanel
+                c = c.getSuperclass();
+            }
+            if (fs == null) {
+                throw new NoSuchFieldException("AppletPanel not found.");
+            }
+            fs.setAccessible(true);
+            fs.set(this, a);
+        } catch (IllegalAccessException | IllegalArgumentException | NoSuchFieldException | SecurityException ex) {
+            OutputController.getLogger().log("Can't get/set doInit. Runing on JDK9 or higher?");
+            OutputController.getLogger().log(ex);
+        }
+
+    }
+
 }