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List:       openjdk-macosx-port-dev
Subject:    MACOSX_PORT-105 - Create a .jre bundle, suitable for embedding in a .app
From:       jyeary () java ! net (John Yeary)
Date:       2011-06-22 13:49:19
Message-ID: BANLkTikEJnbG7jPSG9pUqLxx96fEVg=eow () mail ! gmail ! com
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Hello Dave,

That sounds really neat. If you do a write-up, please post the link to the
forum. I think that there a number of developers (myself included) that
would find it very interesting.

John

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:57 AM, David Smith-Uchida <dave at igeekinc.com>wrote:

> I got this working for our application with OpenJDK 1.7 and I'd be happy to
> write up something for the wiki.  We haven't released to the App Store yet
> but it looks to be the same method that CyberDuck is using.
>
> However, both our application (Indelible/Data Backup) and Cyberduck are
> Cocoa apps.  Cyberduck uses Rococoa and we're using a JNI layer that we'll
> probably be porting over to Rococoa in the near future.  I don't know if a
> Swing based app will pass muster for UI.
>
> However, Mike, we have a issue with Lion and embedded JRE's that I'd really
> like to get your attention on.  I submitted a bug for it on Radar, #9564279.
>
> Thanks!
> Dave Smith
> iGeek, Inc.
>
> On Jun 15, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Mike Swingler wrote:
>
> > It's inside the .app bundle, and yes, it is definitely an OpenJDK
> derivative.
> >
> > You should contact the author for more info. If he would like to share
> how he bundled it, we've got a stub page at <
> http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenJDK/How+to+embed+a+.jre+bundle+in+your+Mac+app>
> which we can revise once we get a proper .jre bundle in the build.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mike Swingler
> > Java Engineering
> > Apple Inc.
> >
> > On Jun 14, 2011, at 7:28 PM, John Yeary wrote:
> >
> >> I was looking for a clue about it using OpenJDK, and I did not find
> >> anything. Do you know it uses it for sure?
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Mike Swingler <swingler at apple.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> There is already an app that does this by embedding OpenJDK: <
> >>> http://cyberduck.ch/appstore>.
> >>>
> >>> MACOSX_PORT-105 would make part of the process easier, but you'd also
> have
> >>> to strip out the X11-dependent libraries so you wouldn't be using any
> other
> >>> optionally installed components.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Mike Swingler
> >>> Java Engineering
> >>> Apple Inc.
> >>>
> >>> On Jun 14, 2011, at 11:55 AM, John Yeary wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> That is an interesting and positive observation. Mr. Swingler do you
> wish to
> >>>> comment? I like the idea.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Joern Huxhorn <
> jhuxhorn at googlemail.com
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Would http://java.net/jira/browse/MACOSX_PORT-105 open the door into
> the
> >>>>> Mac AppStore for Java applications?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It certainly seems so to me...
>
>


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John Yeary
--
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