LAUNCH4J ~ JDK 17 EDITION

It's Launch4j v3.50, but modified to be build and to run with Java 17 instead of Java 8.

Summary

Launch4j is a cross-platform tool for wrapping Java applications distributed as jars in lightweight Windows native executables. The executable can be configured to search for a certain JRE version or use a bundled one, and it's possible to set runtime options, like the initial/max heap size. The wrapper also provides better user experience through an application icon, a native pre-JRE splash screen, and a Java download page in case the appropriate JRE cannot be found.

How to compile

• Windows:
  

  1. Download Apache Ant;
  2. Extract files (if you use 7-Zip or WinRAR, select the "Extract Here" option);
  3. Rename extracted folder to ant;
  4. Move ant folder to project's root folder;
  5. Access Liberica JDK 17 downloads page;
  6. Select the Full JDK package according to your system architecture, download the ZIP version;
  7. Extract files (select the "Extract Here" option as well);
  8. Rename extracted folder to jdk;
  9. Move jdk folder to project's root folder;
  10. Double click on build.bat.

• Linux:

Currently no support for Linux.
Working in progress.

• MacOSX:

No support for MacOS.
Unfortunately, you need a Mac to compile software for Mac. Since I don't have one, I won't be able to support this platform. Sorry about that... :(

NOTES

• Maven build script is NOT working. Currently looking for a solution...

• Demos / Samples projects NOT tested yet.

• Currently, main application was only tested on Windows 10 & 11.

How to run

• Windows:
  Assuming you have Java 17 JDK/JRE installed on your system, either locally or globally, it can be executed with GUI or with command line.

  • GUI:
    Double click on run.bat.

  • Command line (with parameters):
    Open an cmd window, access project root folder and type:
    

   call run.bat path/to/build/script.xml
  

  With "path/to/build/script.xml" being the full path to an Launch4j's build project.

• Linux:

Currently not available...

• MacOSX:

Not available...

Credits

• Original project by: Grzegorz Kowal.

• JDK 17 Edition by: @chrisGrando.

• Build tools by: Apache Foundation.

• Java JDK/JRE by: BellSoft (Liberica JDK).