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| packr | Launch4j | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | - | |
| 2,532 | 344 | |
| 0.4% | 1.2% | |
| 1.9 | 8.4 | |
| 15 days ago | 3 days ago | |
| C++ | Java | |
| Apache License 2.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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packr
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I created a Pixel Art Tycoon Game with Java
LibGDX has their own way of doing this: https://github.com/libgdx/packr
- What is best way to package a Java game with a JRE and uploading to steam? So the user does not need to install a JRE to play the game.
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Creating an EXE / exporting project
Go to https://github.com/libgdx/packr, download a release on the releases page.
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Brian Goetz: Paving the On-Ramp (To Java)
> they quickly realize they need Windows, and a Mac, and maybe Linux just to make packages that their friends can run
And when they test it on Windows they'll realize that the launcher that jpackage creates does something weird on startup (involving relaunching itself it seems?) that makes Windows display a busy cursor for a while after the program has launched, so they have to forget about jpackage and redo it all with something like Packr [1] and Wix# [2]...
[1] https://github.com/libgdx/packr
[2] https://github.com/oleg-shilo/wixsharp
- How to export libgdx project from intellij in Mac?
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Can I use Processing Java to make Multiplayer games and put them on Steam?
You may also want to bundle a JVM with your game install so you don't have to rely on the user having Java installed. You can use libGDX-packr or jpackage for this. If you have any trouble, feel free to hit me up.
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Methods for converting a .jar into an independent .exe?
Try packr: https://github.com/libgdx/packr
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Is there a windows application that will let me create a MAC installer for my software?
Then see if this could work for you: https://github.com/libgdx/packr
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Including Java JVM with my rust crate in a cross-platform way?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2258932/embed-a-jre-in-a-windows-executable has some suggestions, one of which is https://github.com/libgdx/packr if you embed your Rust library within a JAR
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Create .exe, that runs independitly of java?
If you are on a lower version I have made good experiences with the packr tool.
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What are some alternatives?
JitPack - Documentation and issues of https://jitpack.io
IzPack - IzPack - Source Code
Capsule - Dead-Simple Packaging and Deployment for JVM Apps
really-executable-jars-maven-plugin - maven plugin for making chmod +x jar files
Nexus - Sonatype Nexus Repository Open-source codebase mirror
moditect - Tooling for the Java Module System
capsule - Multi-tenancy and policy-based framework for Kubernetes.