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1) exe wrapper:jsmooth - no new development in 2.5 years - does not support 64 bit.launch4j - no new development in over a year, supports 64 bit, but you can't sign the exe created by launch4j, so I prefer jsmooth, but it does not support 64 bit.
Java 8 here attempting to use Launch4J via the gradle-launch4j Gradle plugin to build a Windows native EXE application. I am doing the development of a Java Swing app on my Mac but the app must run as a Windows EXE on Windows 10. I am also using ShadowJar to build my self-contained "fat jar".
I just wonder if I use launch4j to convert jar to executable (exe file) on Windows. If I take the executable (and other created files if there is any) to another computer which doesn't have JRE installed and I don't have administrative permission, will the executable file still work? Many thanks!
I didn't try launch4j yet and from reading doc I didn't quite understand really and I didn't think I get my answers. Reading english literature is very different from reading a technique doc. I have a very limited IT knowledge.
I did do a bit search here. I found someone says launch4j is just a wrapper and still need jre installed in the end user's computer, but the the post was 4 years old. So after some research I'm still not 100% sure if I need install jre in the destination computer. For me if jre is an absolute need in the destination computer, then I can forget about using launch4j as I know I won't get jre installed there. However I got a feeling launch4j maybe can somehow bundle jre with the exe file and the exe file can then be run on any computer without jre installed. I'm just trying to confirm things I'm unsure about.
"Hi guys.I just wonder if I use launch4j to convert jar to executable (exe file) on Windows. If I take the executable (and other created files if there is any) to another computer which doesn't have JRE installed and I don't have administrative permission, will the executable file still work? Many thanks!"