README.md

Multi platform distribution for Java application

The example demonstrates how to create multi platform distributions for applications in Java 21.

Requirements

• JDK 21+
• Apache Maven 3.9.0+
• Inno Setup 6.2.2+

Compilation and package creation

With native packages:

mvn clean package -P native-deploy

Without native packages (only ZIP file):

mvn clean package

Location of package files

For all platforms:

multiplatform-distribution-distrib/target/multiplatform-distribution-<version>-no-jre.zip

For Windows:

multiplatform-distribution-client/target/multiplatform-distribution-<version>.exe

For macOS:

multiplatform-distribution-client/target/multiplatform-distribution-<version>.dmg

For Linux:

multiplatform-distribution-client/target/multiplatform-distribution-<version>.tar.gz
multiplatform-distribution-client/target/multiplatform-distribution_<version>.deb
multiplatform-distribution-client/target/multiplatform-distribution_<version>.rpm

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