[#MPNSIS-5] Bundle with JVM for computers without Java

Maven 1.x NSIS Plugin

Bundle with JVM for computers without Java

Created: 04/Jul/04 04:11 PM Updated: 14/Apr/05 08:12 PM

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Many end users don't have Java, or don't have the correct version of Java to run the project.
For J2SE desktop applications, bundling a JVM in the installer's exe would be really helpfull.

It's possible that such an open source script has already been written for NSIS.

Extra features that could be included for this task (but don't need to be in the first release):

a nsis property defining the version of the JVM bundled, defaulting to the java version needed by the pom.
public (for all programs on the desktop) or private (just for the project) JVM install
optionally install the JVM
picking the JVM to use when not installing the bundled one
different goals for generating an exe with or without JVM

Reference: InstallAnywhere provides a commercial installer alternative. It has a free version that does most of the JVM functionality, but has many limitations such as no build from command line, support for i18n, etc

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Geoffrey De Smet added a comment - 09/Oct/04 07:50 AM

JText did it:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?postid=965912#post965912

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Geoffrey De Smet added a comment - 02/Nov/04 11:57 AM

JText uses IzPack I think.
IzPack is a java installer written in Java, so the installer itself is platform independ.
There is also a native component that installs a JRE and then calls the installer.

IzPack is GPL, but can be used for commerical projects.
See http://www.izforge.com/izpack/.

Jajuk uses IzPack with Maven: http://jajuk.sourceforge.net/