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(Java) jar to exe
What if i want to run a .jar program on a pc that doesnt have the JDK...?
would it possible?
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2See http://www.excelsior-usa.com/articles/java-to-exe.html – Asaph Dec 26 '10 at 15:09
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4You don't need the Java Development Kit to run Java programs. You need the Java Runtime Environment. – R. Martinho Fernandes Dec 26 '10 at 15:10
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You can run without the JRE, but you end up installing something else to provide the runtime framework. i.e. you will have to install something. – Peter Lawrey Dec 26 '10 at 21:44
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Options include:
- Include the Java Runtime Enviroinment (JRE) in your installer. This is probably the simplest option.
- Include the JRE ''and'' Wrap your application in a small, native executable launcher. Exe4J makes this easy for MS Windows.
- Compile your Java code to native executable. I haven't done this myself. A company claiming to support this is Excelsior; they have a comparison of approaches here.
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If you have a site to distribute the app. from, JWS and deployJava.js are a better alternative to creating an EXE.
JWS will work on any platform with Java 1.4+, and the deployJava.js will help ensure the JRE is installed.
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