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Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs)

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On 11/09/12 20:45, markspace wrote:
> On 9/11/2012 11:08 AM, Lew wrote:
>> markspace wrote:
>>> To run, you use java -cp <path to all needed jars> -jar <path/your jar>
>>
>> The problem with that is that the command will ignore the "-cp"
>> parameter.
>>
>> "-cp" and "-jar" is either/or proposition.
>>
>
>
> Yes I totally forgot about that. I guess I don't actually run java from
> the command line very often.
>
> That leaves setting the classpath in the jar itself, which is kind of
> tricky if you are going to be moving the jar to other people's
> computers. Java WebStart and OneJar come in handy here.

It's not tricky at all if you setup the correct type of NetBeans 
project, as I already said. NetBeans will do it all for you. There's no 
need to start messing with jar's, manifests or Ant. It's very often 
easier to re-create the project as a Java Application than it is to 
"fix" a broken one.

With a NetBeans Java application all you need is the contents of the 
dist/ directory. The main project jar will have a properly constructed 
manifest to allow the jar to be executed with "java -jar project.jar". 
Dependency jar's will be in the dist/lib directory, and a Class-Path: 
entry in the manifest will include that directory. When you build the 
project NetBeans very helpfully tells you exactly how to run it:

"To run this application from the command line without Ant, try:
java -jar "/path/to/project/dist/project.jar".

All you need to distribute to anyone else is the dist/ directory. 
There's even a clue in the name.

-- 
Nigel Wade

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How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-07 05:15 -0700
  Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-09-07 12:24 +0000
    Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-09-07 09:54 -0400
    Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-13 06:40 -0700
      Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2012-09-13 17:20 +0000
        Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-13 11:00 -0700
        Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-09-13 15:36 -0700
      Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-09-13 20:34 -0400
  Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't   work on other's PCs) Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2012-09-07 16:17 +0100
    Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-07 11:11 -0700
      Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-09-07 21:28 -0400
      Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-10 23:29 -0700
        Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-10 23:49 -0700
          Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-11 05:12 -0700
            Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) markspace <-@.> - 2012-09-11 09:25 -0700
              Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-11 11:08 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) markspace <-@.> - 2012-09-11 12:45 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 07:24 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 08:00 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) markspace <-@.> - 2012-09-12 08:21 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 08:58 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 09:02 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) markspace <-@.> - 2012-09-12 09:15 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 09:44 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 10:24 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-12 10:19 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 11:10 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 11:26 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 11:47 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-12 12:56 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-09-12 12:58 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-09-12 20:45 -0400
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-12 23:28 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-09-12 20:43 -0400
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't   work on other's PCs) Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2012-09-17 10:10 +0100
              Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) clusardi2k@aol.com - 2012-09-11 16:21 -0700
                Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) markspace <-@.> - 2012-09-11 17:33 -0700
  Re: How Do I Publish My Working Project (corresponding dot jar doesn't work on other's PCs) Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-09-07 22:26 -0700

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