Netbeans - Single JAR
Netbeans is one of the free great Java IDE's, but its default build creates a dist folder with a small jar and a subfolder with the libraries.
In eclipse I had a plugin called "fat-jar" which would build one big jar. In Netbeans this is possible with a small piece of xml config in the build.xml: (add at the end, before the closing project tag)
code:
Now after your development, testing you can build a single, executable, jar file, by right mouse clicking on the build.xml file and selecting the proper target:

Next step would be building the windows exe and mac app bundle from this executable jar.
In eclipse I had a plugin called "fat-jar" which would build one big jar. In Netbeans this is possible with a small piece of xml config in the build.xml: (add at the end, before the closing project tag)
code:
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| <target name="package-for-store" depends="jar">
<!-- Change the value of this property to be the name of your JAR,
minus the .jar extension. It should not have spaces.
<property name="store.jar.name" value="MyJarName"/>
-->
<property name="store.jar.name" value="VDSL2tool"/>
<!-- don't edit below this line -->
<property name="store.dir" value="store"/>
<property name="store.jar" value="${store.dir}/${store.jar.name}.jar"/>
<echo message="Packaging ${application.title} into a single JAR at ${store.jar}"/>
<delete dir="${store.dir}"/>
<mkdir dir="${store.dir}"/>
<jar destfile="${store.dir}/temp_final.jar" filesetmanifest="skip">
<zipgroupfileset dir="dist" includes="*.jar"/>
<zipgroupfileset dir="dist/lib" includes="*.jar"/>
<manifest>
<attribute name="Main-Class" value="${main.class}"/>
</manifest>
</jar>
<zip destfile="${store.jar}">
<zipfileset src="${store.dir}/temp_final.jar"
excludes="META-INF/*.SF, META-INF/*.DSA, META-INF/*.RSA"/>
</zip>
<delete file="${store.dir}/temp_final.jar"/>
</target> |
Now after your development, testing you can build a single, executable, jar file, by right mouse clicking on the build.xml file and selecting the proper target:

Next step would be building the windows exe and mac app bundle from this executable jar.
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Comments
The most recent version of eclipse has the "fat-jar" plugin built in, it's called "Runnable Jar".
I'm interested to know why you prefer Netbeans over Eclipse?
I'm interested to know why you prefer Netbeans over Eclipse?
Which tool do you use to build .exe-files from .jar-files?
At this moment 2 main reasons-woutertje wrote on Sunday 30 May 2010 @ 21:48:
The most recent version of eclipse has the "fat-jar" plugin built in, it's called "Runnable Jar".
I'm interested to know why you prefer Netbeans over Eclipse?
- JavaFX support (more up-to-date then eclipse)
- GUI building
I liked Eclipse too, just use the one you think is best (Just avoid JBuilder....)
My next post I'll give an example of exe and mac app versions of a jar.Bram wrote on Monday 31 May 2010 @ 09:22:
Which tool do you use to build .exe-files from .jar-files?
[Comment edited on Monday 31 May 2010 09:47]
Thanks for the post , I have tried it and it worked.
Thanks,
Abdul Mohsin
Thanks,
Abdul Mohsin
Thank you!
You are a champion!!!
/Per
You are a champion!!!
/Per
Perfect example!
Thanks very much.
Thanks very much.