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crawforddavid2006 · Jun 15th, 2006, 4:56 PM

Hey does anyone know how to turn a Java Program into a stand alone Executable?

Toro · Jun 15th, 2006, 5:02 PM

You would make a excutable jar file.

EDIT: Google

Jimbo · Jun 15th, 2006, 5:02 PM

Find a compiler that compiles Java to native machine code. Why do you need it to be an executable?

crawforddavid2006 · Jun 15th, 2006, 5:20 PM

I would like to make stand alone applications

Toro · Jun 15th, 2006, 6:41 PM

It possible with Java but I feel it's stupid that Java only have .jars that are executable. What platform would you like to make this stane-alone application?

If you have Linux, you can download Java Web Start and have that execute a jar file.

On Windows, I personally like to convert jars into exe's. There are many free (yet limited) program that can do this for you with ease. Or you can just have your setting make a jar executable.

nnxion · Jun 22nd, 2006, 6:29 AM

How do the well-known programs like Azureus do it anyway?

grumpy · Jun 22nd, 2006, 6:34 AM

A jar is just a particular type of file that is interpreted by the JVM. It is not a native executable file.

The gnu compiler collection includes a java compiler that compiles to machine code on the target machine rather than to java bytecodes. Never used it for that myself, but may be an option worth checking out.

Toro · Jun 22nd, 2006, 11:11 AM

The O.P.'s question was how to turn his Java program into a "stane alone" executable. A Java Archive file can be a executable by packing all of his classes that makes up his program into this archive file. I find it weird myself but that is the only scheme I use and what taught. All Java program are interpreted by the JVM unless other-wise alter not to.

If anyone finds out have program are being executed any other way then share that info please!

Harakim · Jun 22nd, 2006, 11:03 PM

There are a lot of programs that turn them into executables as previously stated.

If you just want a .exe, I think you can easily do it using .NET resources and a very short program.

dark_omen · Jun 23rd, 2006, 5:51 PM

Can't you make like a small little program say in c++ or something that would just run the command that runs the jar file where the command in the command prompt is java -jar "location.jar", and I think I've seen people use batch files to execute a jar file, try looking into those.

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Jun 15th, 2006, 5:02 PM	#2
Toro Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 136 Rep Power: 0	You would make a excutable jar file. EDIT: Google

Jun 15th, 2006, 5:02 PM	#3
Jimbo Battle Programmer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bellevue, WA, USA Posts: 773 Rep Power: 3	Find a compiler that compiles Java to native machine code. Why do you need it to be an executable?

Jun 15th, 2006, 6:41 PM	#5
Toro Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 136 Rep Power: 0	It possible with Java but I feel it's stupid that Java only have .jars that are executable. What platform would you like to make this stane-alone application? If you have Linux, you can download Java Web Start and have that execute a jar file. On Windows, I personally like to convert jars into exe's. There are many free (yet limited) program that can do this for you with ease. Or you can just have your setting make a jar executable.

Jun 22nd, 2006, 6:34 AM	#7
grumpy Programming Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,316 Rep Power: 5	A jar is just a particular type of file that is interpreted by the JVM. It is not a native executable file. The gnu compiler collection includes a java compiler that compiles to machine code on the target machine rather than to java bytecodes. Never used it for that myself, but may be an option worth checking out.

Jun 22nd, 2006, 11:11 AM	#8
Toro Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 136 Rep Power: 0	The O.P.'s question was how to turn his Java program into a "stane alone" executable. A Java Archive file can be a executable by packing all of his classes that makes up his program into this archive file. I find it weird myself but that is the only scheme I use and what taught. All Java program are interpreted by the JVM unless other-wise alter not to. If anyone finds out have program are being executed any other way then share that info please!

Jun 22nd, 2006, 11:03 PM	#9
Harakim Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States Posts: 176 Rep Power: 3	There are a lot of programs that turn them into executables as previously stated. If you just want a .exe, I think you can easily do it using .NET resources and a very short program.

Jun 23rd, 2006, 5:51 PM	#10
dark_omen Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 125 Rep Power: 5	Can't you make like a small little program say in c++ or something that would just run the command that runs the jar file where the command in the command prompt is java -jar "location.jar", and I think I've seen people use batch files to execute a jar file, try looking into those.

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