Re: how to create .exe file in java?
Stefan Schmiedl wrote:
On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:27:57 -0800, Knute Johnson wrote:
Flo 'Irian' Schaetz wrote:
In case of b): Forget it, simply add a Java
Runtime Environment to your project.
Florian:
Do you know how to actually do that? Distribute your application with a
runtime environment that you don't have to install?
Assuming your application is packaged in an executable jar file
app.jar
you can just copy over your jre folder so that you have
app.jar
jre_1.x.y_z
Now the users other java stuff doesn't work correctly.
Now you need to make sure that your jar is run with the local jre,
so you could do something like
SET JAVA_HOME=jre_1.x.y_z
%JAVA_HOME%\bin\javaw.exe -jar app.jar
and you're done:
app.jar
jre_1.x.y_z
start.bat
As an additional gimmick, pick your favorite win32-exe-generating
tool and emulate the batch commands with it. You might end up with
a 10 kB starter, a 1 MB jar, and 40 MB jre to distribute.
s.
It would be really nice to be able to hand somebody a CD with your app
and a JRE, have them stick it in their computer and get it to work. As
good as Sun has been about making minimal changes, each JRE has issues
with the others. I have to install updates and new software for clients
at multiple sites. To be able to just copy files and run the program
would solve my biggest operational problems. My software needs JAF,
Java Mail and Java Comm APIs as well. To be able to distribute a ready
to go system instead of installing all of the pieces and parts would be
really nice.
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