jpackage - Binary Package Builder

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∟jpackage - What Is It

This section describes what is 'jpackage' - a command line tool that allows you to create a binary distribution package of your Java application for a specific computer platform in a specific format.

What Is "jpackage"? - "jpackage" is a command line tool that allows you to create a binary distribution package of your Java application for a specific computer platform in a specific format.

Currently, "jpackage" supports these package formats for different platform: "app-image", "exe", "msi", "rpm", "deb", "pkg", and "dmg".

If you have %java_home%\bin directory included in "path" the environment variable, you can run "jpackage --help" to get the usage information:

herong> jpackage --help

WARNING: Using incubator modules: jdk.incubator.jpackage
Usage: jpackage <options>

Sample usages:
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Generate an application package suitable for the host system:
    For a modular application:
        jpackage -n name -p modulePath -m moduleName/className
    For a non-modular application:
        jpackage -i inputDir -n name \
            --main-class className --main-jar myJar.jar
    From a pre-built application image:
        jpackage -n name --app-image appImageDir
Generate an application image:
    For a modular application:
        jpackage --type app-image -n name -p modulePath \
            -m moduleName/className
    For a non-modular application:
        jpackage --type app-image -i inputDir -n name \
            --main-class className --main-jar myJar.jar
    To provide your own options to jlink, run jlink separately:
        jlink --output appRuntimeImage -p modulePath -m moduleName \
            --no-header-files [<additional jlink options>...]
        jpackage --type app-image -n name \
            -m moduleName/className --runtime-image appRuntimeImage
Generate a Java runtime package:
    jpackage -n name --runtime-image <runtime-image>

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