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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Unable to load MemoryUtil class if we dont set --add-opens","articleBody":"### Describe the bug, including details regarding any error messages, version, and platform.\n\nIn the [installation doc](https://arrow.apache.org/java/main/install.html) it is stated we should include some `--add-opens` to the JVM, however, in my scenario, is impossible to add those flags as I cannot control how the JVM is launched.\n\nCurrently, my application don't even start, because the MemoryUtil class is not loaded because an [Exception in the static scope](https://github.com/apache/arrow-java/blob/ce1f3d75b25038af068b62cb9ebd35817b7a04a3/memory/memory-core/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/memory/util/MemoryUtil.java#L141).\n\nCurrently, I'm forced to fork arrow because of this limitation.\nA PR for this issue will be proposed","author":{"url":"https://github.com/torito","@type":"Person","name":"torito"},"datePublished":"2026-02-05T15:54:11.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/1007/arrow-java/issues/1007"}