I am currently working on turning my java application into a windows installer, converting the .jar into and .exe file.
Have chosen Install4J because of the ability to bundle JDK with the application, as well as recognizing previous installations when deploying updates.
Only problem I have, is the fact that the jar file for the application, is saved in the installation directory as well.
Does anyone know how to fix this? I don't want the original jar file in the directory, just the converted exe file.
The .exe file is just a launcher for the JVM, it does not contain natively compiled Java code.
The best way to protect your code is to use an obfuscator like ProGuard.
I was using build.phonegap.com in it's simplest way. That is: no sdk and no phonegap framework installed on my computer; no git or svn repository used. I just upload a zip with my html, css and js files.
But now I need to use the File plugin.
I found several posts (here and elsewhere) taking about using the CLI to add plugins and to build remotely since phonegap 3.0 (which doesn't use the config.xml to add plugins anymore, but instead it uses the CLI).
If you just used to upload a zip file to build.phonegap.com, are you now unable to use plugins since phonegap 3.0??
If that virtue is gone, what is now the simplest way for doing it? I currently use Aptana 3.0. Do I have to install Eclipse and install the phonegap framework? Do I have to create git of svn repository? Is that now the simplest way for using plugins in the cloud-based build service?
Is there a way to use the build.phonegap.com service with phonegap 2.x?? I have not found it yet.
This is taking me out of schedule for the imminent delivery of an ongoing project.
Please advise.
Put the config.xml in the www directory. And then upload only www.zip on build.phone.com.
In phonegap 2.x plugins like File were part of the core, so there was no need to include them through the config.xml file.
In phonegap 3.x every plugin has to be included through the config.xml file. BUT for plugins to work, the root index.html header must have a
<script src="phonegap.js"></script>
phonegap.js is provided (kind of injected) by the build.phonegap.com service, so I don't have to have it on my source code.
The script tag was the only thing I was missing.
I'm trying to build and run some of the example apps included in the Windows Azure Toolkit here, but it can't seem to find libwatoolkitios.a which is a required file for build. I have not modified the project in any way and I would assume that this file should be included automatically, so how do I get it? How have you guys been able to compile the apps successfully? Thanks.
The library libwatoolkitios.a is not provided as download instead you would need to build it first, described in the doc as below:
Open the watoolkit-lib Xcode project.
Compile the project for release.
Place the .a file and the header files somewhere that you can reference from your project (for this example lets say lib).
I have a .jar file of LWUIT, and it's also in there in the NetBeans library.
When I add it as a .jar file my programs run good and when I add it as a library my output is not shown correctly. What's wrong with this?
When added as a library, LWUIT is only available for your application to compile against. I assume LWUIT is not already installed on whatever J2ME-enabled device/emulator you want to run your application.
When added to your application JAR file, LWUIT is also available for your application to run against. Your application JAR file is presumably significantly larger then.
Can I have a Library defined that makes use of JNI in NetBeans?
Seems the library definition only allows Jars or Folders.
How can I assure that the DLL follows the jar file when the app is built?
Assuming you are referring to building a NetBeans Platform App (or module), then you can place the DLL in the "release/modules/lib/" folder. This is per the platform FAQ:
http://wiki.netbeans.org/DevFaqNativeLibraries
Additional information here:
http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-modules/org/openide/modules/doc-files/api.html#jni
If you are asking more generally, then I think most people package the DLL inside the jar, then extract it to a temp location upon application startup. e.g.
How to make a JAR file that includes DLL files?
If that's not what you're looking for, then you'll need to provide more information as to what you're trying to do.
netbeans won't do it on its own, but since it uses ant behind the scenes there's a workaround.
you should create a subdirectory named jni in your project directory (c:\path\to\mynetbeansproject\jni), put all the .dll, .so and .jnilib files in there (the native stuff), and add the following lines to the build.xml file you find in your project directory, just before the </project> tag:
<target name="-post-compile">
<copy todir="${dist.dir}/lib">
<fileset dir="jni" />
</copy>
</target>
then add the jar file to your project just like you always do. :)
the snippet you inserted in build.xml will make sure that the native libraries follow your jar files in the dist/lib folder when you invoke "Clean and Build" from within netbeans (or ant from the command line); the jvm will look for the .dll (.so, .jnilib) files in the same directory as the .jar that's loading them, so it will work.
note that this won't make your project run from within netbeans, because… I'm not really sure what goes on, but it looks like the library path (LD_LIBRARY_PATH) doesn't include your projects' libraries, and there's no way I know of changing it from within netbeans. just put your native libraries in /Library/Java/Extensions on mac os x, or just stash them in c:\windows\system32 under windows. if you're running a 64 bit windows with a 64 bit jvm, I have no clue; if you're running linux, you probably know where to stash them, but /usr/lib/java might be a good bet.
I tested the following solution while using NetBeans 7.0.1 and it worked, but I don't know if it works in early versions, too.
The solution is easy and works per NetBeans module. So, if you have a suite, don't place its JNI files into suite project, instead, place the JNI files that you want into the module itself. Do:
Find a NetBeans module project that you want (or need, or think) to place your JNI libraries (them with extension .DLL, .so and .jnilib, by eg);
At Projects, right click at the module node, click at Properties menu;
In the Project Properties dialog, click at Libraries and Wrapped JARs. You must add any external library there. I added the RxTX jar library. After add your external libraries, the Netbeans Ant script will copy all files/folders from the directory your_project_dir/release to the right location when you build the solution.
So, place your native libraries at your_project_dir/release/lib. If you want, you can create subdirectories for each target platform that you need, as: your_project_dir/release/lib/amd64, your_project_dir/release/lib/sparc32
To know, more, read:
http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/javadoc/org-openide-modules/org/openide/modules/doc-files/api.html#jni
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