Open the same JAR in Window, Mac and Linux Platforms <title updated from original>

[qjie7]

Hi all , this happened to my group after one of our only window user tried to open jar file today. Did anybody face the same problem before ? It will be great to share your experience here while i continue searching for an answer now.

[saiganeshsuresh]

Hi QJ,

Did not come across this issue myself but I think this stackoverflow post would help you streamline your debugging!

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2861592/possible-to-run-jar-file-on-any-os

[okkhoy]

@qjie7 does these help:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52985678/migration-to-jdk-11-javafx-11-giving-runtimeexception
• https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8187043
• https://github.com/javafxports/openjdk-jfx/issues/238

[qjie7]

Thank you for the response. I will wait for my team member to try out the suggestions provided. Thank you.

[sevenmatt7]

Is the Java installed Java from Oracle or OpenJDK?

[qjie7]

Is the Java installed Java from Oracle or OpenJDK?

hi , i believe should be from Oracle site

[sevenmatt7]

Ok, try to install OpenJDK. Follow the steps below

1. Download openJDK 11 here https://jdk.java.net/java-se-ri/11

2. Install openJDK following these instructions https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52511778/how-to-install-openjdk-11-on-windows

3. go to your command prompt and type in 'java -version' and make sure it is showing OpenJDK11

Then try to run your jar file again.

If not, maybe you can give me a link to your jar? I will try to run it on my computer.

[sevenmatt7]

Hi, can you type in java -version into your terminal and tell me what you see

[qjie7]

Here you go. I will try to install OpenJDK11 after lecture :D thank you so much

[sevenmatt7]

If you are still facing the same issue, I suggest that you check what Java version (8,11, OpenJDK, Java SE) you packaged and built the JAR file with. Make sure that the system you want to run the JAR file on is also running the same version of Java as the system that you packaged your JAR file with, regardless of the platform.

If you had followed the build.gradle file dependencies from any of the reference repos (e,g addressbook), the packaging and building of the JavaFX should be correct because it installs the libraries for all the platforms.

If you used the gradle plugin, it should be the same case.

[sevenmatt7]

Try including this if you have not in your build.gradle file

sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11 targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11

[saiganeshsuresh]

The issue for projects with a GUI utilizing java FX based implementation require this to be added in the dependency under the build.gradle to make it work on other Operating Systems. Created on Win and tested it on a Mac and it works. dependencies { String javaFxVersion = '11' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-base', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'win' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-base', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'mac' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-base', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'linux' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-controls', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'win' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-controls', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'mac' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-controls', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'linux' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-fxml', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'win' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-fxml', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'mac' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-fxml', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'linux' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-graphics', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'win' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-graphics', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'mac' implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-graphics', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'linux' . . . . }

[okkhoy]

Goes on to prove most of you didn't bother to read https://github.com/nusCS2113-AY1920S1/forum/issues/65 😜

[qjie7]

Goes on to prove most of you didn't bother to read #65 😜

oops! totally forgot about this issue. Thanks prof!

[okkhoy]

reopening this a PSA

[Deculsion]

Hi we have tried the solution posted in #65 but our team is still having issues running the jar on each other's OS. A jar file built on Windows only works on a windows machine, likewise for OSx. We tried building a jar on both OSes and running it on each other's OS. This is the error output when running the jars.

It seems that only the first line of error output is any different. Built on OSx, run in Windows:

Built on Windows, run in OSx:

This is our java versions: Windows: OSx:

This is our build.gradle file.

plugins {
    id 'java'
    id 'application'
    id 'checkstyle'
    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '5.1.0'
    id 'org.openjfx.javafxplugin' version '0.0.7'
}

checkstyle {
    toolVersion ='8.23'
}

shadowJar {
    archiveBaseName = "eggventory"
    archiveVersion = "1.3.1"
    archiveClassifier = null
    archiveAppendix = null
}
group 'seedu.eggventory'
version '0.1.0'

dependencies {
    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.5.0'
    String javaFxVersion = '11'

    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-base', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'win'
    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-base', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'mac'
    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-base', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'linux'
    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-controls', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'win'
    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-controls', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'mac'
    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-controls', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'linux'
    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-fxml', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'win'
    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-fxml', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'mac'
    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-fxml', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'linux'
    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-graphics', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'win'
    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-graphics', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'mac'
    implementation group: 'org.openjfx', name: 'javafx-graphics', version: javaFxVersion, classifier: 'linux'
}

javafx {
    version = "11.0.2"
    modules = [ 'javafx.controls', 'javafx.fxml' ]
}

test {
    useJUnitPlatform()
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

application {
    // Change this to your main class.
    mainClassName = "eggventory.Eggventory"
}

run {
    standardInput = System.in
}

[saiganeshsuresh]

Hi you have to remove the javafx {...} portion! This helped mine!

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