Compiling a Java Folder

[Aino]

I got this decent Java knowledge, with one thing missing: Compiling...

I know how to compile class files, but entire folders(with subfolders) into jar is another thing.

[Pilchard123]

http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/deployment/jar/build.html

Basically, just type

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jar cvf YOUR-JAR-NAME-HERE.jar *
into the commandline while you're in the top folder of your class files.

[Aino]

I can't make any Jar because it can't find the main class. It says: "Could not find the main class: jar.  Program will exit."

The bat file I execute looks like this:

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cd bin

path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_25\bin; %path%

echo Main-Class: Game >manifest.txt

java jar cvfm Miner.jar manifest.txt Game.class Core.class ImageCollection.class ImageSource.class Map.class Tile.class TileType.class WindowMananger.class textures

pause


Where Game.class is the main, I also tried to add a manifest, but I'm not quite sure how yet... Completely new to this

EDIT: Never mind that, I fixed it in Eclipse, appearantly you can export the project itself

[Pilchard123]

I see what your problem is.

Basically, in setting %path% to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_25\bin, you imply that manifest.txt, Game.class, Core.class, etc. are all in the same directory. What I'd have done there is navigate to the folder with Game.class in, then invoked C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_25\bin\javac.exe or w/ever the compiler/packager is. I think it's javac.exe, anyway. Always works for me.

[Aino]

I'm actually completely new to this, but I found eclipse doing this for you pretty simple, just export it like a jar and put up the mainfile.

But my problem now is that whenever executed, it won't do anything :/

[Pilchard123]

Yea, I can fix that too. Create a .bat file containing:.

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@echo off
[b]java[/b] Miner.jar

Doubleclick it.

[Aino]

I have fixed it now, don't worry

It's executable and runs just fine