Re: How to specify the main() class in "jar -cfe ..." ?
Raymond Schanks wrote:
Assume I want to create a jar archive with a command
jar -cfe myjar.jar <MainApp> *.class
for some classes. The entrypoint should be the main() method in class
"MyTestclass123".
What do I have to specify for <MainApp> in the command above?
Do I have to write:
jar -cfe myjar.jar main *.class
or
jar -cfe myjar.jar MyTestclass123 *.class
What if the main() class is the only main() method in all classes. Can
I omit it then and write simply
jar -cf myjar.jar *.class
?
Alan Malloy wrote:
This is not done with the jar CLI.
Sure it is, sometimes.
<http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/tools/solaris/jar.html#options>
"e Sets entrypoint as the application entry point for stand-alone
applications bundled into executable jar file. The use of this option creates
or overrides the Main-Class attribute value ..."
Instead, you need to
Instead you may
include a special file in the jar, called a manifest.
It can specify lots of things, but of particular value for you is
that it specifies the main() class. Relevant links:
Manifest basics
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/deployment/jar/manifestindex.html
Setting main() class
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/deployment/jar/appman.html
This latter link comes highly, or at least frequently recommended.
--
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