Java: Packaging and Deployment

Simple compilation and run of a Test.java file: 

• Separate source code from class files

>javac -d class *.java

• Running the code

>cd class

>java Test

Making an executable JAR

• Ensure that all files are located in class directory
• Create a manifest.txt file
• Set the main class --> add the line below in manifest.txt:

Main-Class: ImageProxyTest

• Run jar tool to create a jar file

>jar -cvmf manifest.txt ImageProxyTest.jar *.class

• Run the jar 

>java -jar ImageProxyTest.jar

Others:

• With class in a package: \class>java test.patterns.virtualproxy.ImageProxyTest
• Check the structure of jar file: \class>jar -tf ImageProxyTest.jar