How to build a jar for a project with no build.xml or pom.xml

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There seems to be no pom.xml or build.xml anywhere, just a bunch of .java files. Is it possible to build? As a result I need a jar file (like this one https://github.com/rbheemana/Cobol-to-Hive/blob/gh-pages/target/CobolSerde.jar)

Why not write a short pom.xml, copy the source code into src/main/java and compile it? — J Fabian Meier, Oct 27 '16 at 11:58

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 27 '16 at 12:07

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Here is a documentation to build a Jar from your Eclipse project .

answered Oct 27 '16 at 12:07

voucher_wolves

But I don't have an eclipse project? There are only java files. Or do I? – facha Oct 27 '16 at 12:30
You can copy your Java files into src folder of eclipse and then can create a jar. – voucher_wolves Oct 27 '16 at 12:44

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 27 '16 at 11:54

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Suns documentation covers that, before maven & co it was done in this way: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/deployment/jar/build.html

answered Oct 27 '16 at 11:54

gRohleder

But what are the correct steps? Creating a jar archive is a final step, when everything is already compiled. What do I have to do first? Complie all java files one by one with javac? What about resolving dependencies? – facha Oct 27 '16 at 12:30
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/864630/can-i-use-javac-to-compile-a-project-with-multiple-files-and-directories – gRohleder Oct 28 '16 at 06:43

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