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ever_thus · 12-17-2005, 05:20 PM

To make a java program executable by double-clicking (on system's where you can open programs that way) you have to put all the .class files into a .jar file together with a manifest file stating where the main method. The java documentaion (available for download from Sun's java site) explains how to make a manifest and .jar file

Obviously it will still only run if the machine has a JVM installed. Less obviously, if you use features from a version of Java that is later than the installed JVM you will get unpredictable results. The Java documentation lists the version in which each feature first was released.

12-17-2005, 05:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
ever_thus Junior Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 94	To make a java program executable by double-clicking (on system's where you can open programs that way) you have to put all the .class files into a .jar file together with a manifest file stating where the main method. The java documentaion (available for download from Sun's java site) explains how to make a manifest and .jar file Obviously it will still only run if the machine has a JVM installed. Less obviously, if you use features from a version of Java that is later than the installed JVM you will get unpredictable results. The Java documentation lists the version in which each feature first was released.