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The license is BSD for launch4j and MIT for the wrapper code in head/ Changelog is in installer/lib/launch4j/web/changelog.html Hopefully this will fix installs for 64-bit JRE on 64-bit windows. The previous version was 2.0-RC3 2005-08-13. The previous license was GPLv2 for launch4j and LGPLv2.1 for the wrapper code in head/ The bin/ld.exe and bin/windres.exe files were contributed by i2p users in 2005 so the i2p installer could be built on windows. They have not been updated for 3.0.1, so pkg builds on windows will presumably still get 2.0-RC3.
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<title>Launch4j - Cross-platform Java executable wrapper</title>
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<meta name="description" content="Cross-platform Java executable wrapper for creating lightweight Windows native EXEs. Provides better user experience.">
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<meta name="keywords" content="java executable wrapper, java application wrapper, exe wrapper, jar wrapper, wrap, wraps, wrapping, free software, launch, launcher, linux, mac, windows, open source, ant, solaris, native splash screen, deploy, build tool">
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<img style="width: 249px; height: 58px;" src="launch4j.gif" alt="launch4j"> <span class="version">3.0.1</span>
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<h2>Cross-platform Java executable wrapper</h2>
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<p>
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Launch4j is a cross-platform tool for wrapping
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Java applications distributed as jars in lightweight Windows
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native executables. The executable can be
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configured to search for a certain JRE version or
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use a bundled one, and it's possible to set
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runtime options, like the initial/max heap size.
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The wrapper also provides better user experience
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through an application icon, a native pre-JRE
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splash screen, a custom process name, and a Java
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download page in case the appropriate JRE cannot
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be found.
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</p>
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<img style="width: 352px; height: 498px; margin-left: 100px;" src="launch4j-use.gif" alt="How to use Launch4">
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<h2>Features</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Launch4j wraps jars in Windows native executables and allows to run them
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like a regular Windows program. It's possible to wrap applications
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on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris!
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</li>
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<li>Also creates <strong>launchers</strong> for jars and class files without wrapping.</li>
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<li>
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Supports executable jars and <strong>dynamic classpath</strong> resolution using
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environment variables and wildcards.
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</li>
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<li><strong>Doesn't extract the jar</strong> from the executable.</li>
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<li>Custom application icon with multiple resolutions and color depths.</li>
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<li><strong>Native pre-JRE splash screen</strong> in BMP format shown until
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the Java application starts.
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</li>
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<li><strong>Process name</strong> as the executable filename to easily
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identify your application, initial <strong>priority</strong> and
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<strong>single aplication instance</strong> features.
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</li>
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<li>Works with a bundled JRE or searches for newest Sun or IBM JRE / JDK in given
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version range.</li>
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<li>Opens <strong>Java download page</strong> if an appropriate Java version cannot be
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found or a <strong>support website</strong> in case of an error.
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</li>
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<li>Supports <strong>GUI and console apps</strong>.</li>
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<li>Supports <strong>Vista manifests</strong> and <strong>XP visual style manifests</strong>.</li>
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<li>Passes command line arguments, also supports constant arguments.</li>
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<li>Allows to set the initial/max heap size also <strong>dynamically</strong> in percent of free memory.</li>
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<li>JVM options: set system properties, tweak the garbage collection...</li>
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<li>Runtime JVM options from an .l4j.ini file.</li>
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<li>Runtime command line switches to change the compiled options.</li>
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<li>Access to environment variables, the <strong>registry</strong> and executable file path through system properties.</li>
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<li><strong>Set environment variables.</strong></li>
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<li>Option to change current directory to the executable location.</li>
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<li>The JRE's bin directory is appended to the Path environment variable.</li>
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<li>Custom <strong>version information</strong> shown by Windows Explorer.</li>
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<li><strong>GUI</strong> and command line interface.</li>
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<li>Build integration through an <strong>Ant task</strong> and a <strong><a href="http://9stmaryrd.com/tools/launch4j-maven-plugin/">Maven Plugin</a></strong>.</li>
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<li><big><strong>Lightweight: 26 KB!</strong></big></li>
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<li><strong>It's free</strong> and may be used for commercial purposes.</li>
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<li>Includes a sample application and <strong>Ant script</strong>
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that automates the build process from Java sources to native executable.
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</li>
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<li>The wrapped program works on all Windows platforms (98/Me/NT/2K/XP/Vista),
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Launch4j works on NT/2K/XP/Vista, Linux, Mac OS X (build on 10.4) and Sparc Solaris 8-10.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>License</h2>
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<p>
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This program is free software licensed under the
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<a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.html">BSD license</a>, the <em>head</em> subproject
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(the code which is attached to the wrapped jars) is licensed under the
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<a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html">MIT license</a>.
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Launch4j may be used for wrapping closed source, commercial applications.
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</p>
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<h2>Info</h2>
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<p>
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Running Launch4j on other Java enabled platforms is a matter of getting a binary version
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of <a href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a> binutils 2.15.90 (<em>windres</em> and <em>ld</em> only)
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for your system or compiling them. If you'll provide these, I'll be able to create a binary package
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available for download.
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Copyright © 2005-2008 Grzegorz Kowal
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