I think the right thing is to update to the latest jhove release (1.20) but looks like the build system has changed dramatically. Would love to get a little help from someone who works with Java packages on a more regular basis.
- Bug#895761: jhove: FTBFS with java 9 Andreas Beckmann
- Bug#895761: jhove: FTBFS with java 9 Jeff Breidenbach
- Bug#895761: jhove: FTBFS with java 9 Jeff Breidenbach