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universalJavaApplicationStub
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A BASH based *JavaApplicationStub* for Java Apps on Mac OS X that works with both Apple's and Oracle's plist format. It is released under the MIT License.
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**Is there some difference, you might ask?** Yes, there is!
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1. The spot in the file system where the JRE or JDK is stored is different:
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1. The installation directory differs:
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* Apple Java 1.5/1.6: `/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/`
2. Mac Apps built with tools designed for Apple's Java (like Apple's JarBundler or the [ANT task "Jarbundler"](http://informagen.com/JarBundler/)) won't work on Macs with Oracle Java 7 and no Apple Java installed.
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* This is because the Apple `JavaApplicationStub` only works for Apple's Java and their `Info.plist`style to store Java properties.
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* To support Oracle Java 7 you would need to built a separate App package with Oracles [ANT task "Appbundler"](https://java.net/projects/appbundler).
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2. Mac Apps built with tools designed for Apple's Java (like Apple's *JarBundler* or the OpenSource [ANT task "Jarbundler"](https://github.com/UltraMixer/JarBundler)) won't work on Macs with Oracle Java 7 and no Apple Java installed.
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* This is because Apple's`JavaApplicationStub` only works for Apple's Java and their style to store Java properties in the `Info.plist` file.
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* To support Oracle Java 7 you would need to built a separate App package with [Oracles ANT task "Appbundler"](https://java.net/projects/appbundler).
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* Thus you would need the user to know which Java distribution he has installed on his Mac. Not very user friendly...
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3. Oracle uses a different syntax to store Java properties in the applications `Info.plist` file. A Java app packaged as a Mac app with Oracles Appbundler also needs a different `JavaApplicationStub` and therefore won't work on systems with Apple's Java...
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4. Starting with Mac OS X 10.10 *(Yosemite)*, app packages won't open up anymore if they contain the *deprecated* Plist `Java` dictionary. This isn't confirmed by Apple, but [issue #9](https://github.com/tofi86/universalJavaApplicationStub/issues/9) leads to this assumption:
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* Apple seems to declare the `Java` dictionary as *deprecated* and requires the old Apple Java 6 to be installed. Otherwise the app doesn't open.
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4. Starting with Mac OS X 10.10 *(Yosemite)*, Java Apps won't open anymore if they contain the *deprecated* Plist dictionary `Java`. This isn't confirmed by Apple, but [issue #9](https://github.com/tofi86/universalJavaApplicationStub/issues/9) leads to this assumption:
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* Apple seems to declare the `Java` dictionary as *deprecated* and ties it to the old Apple Java 6. If you have a newer version installed the app won't open.
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* If Java 7/8 is installed, Apple doesn't accept those java versions as suitable
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* Apple prompts for JRE 6 download even before the `JavaApplicationStub` is executed. This is why we can't intercept at this level and need to replace the `Java` dictionary by a `JavaX` dictionary key.
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* This requires to use the latest [JarBundler](https://github.com/UltraMixer/JarBundler/) version (see below for more details)
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*So why, oh why, couldn't Oracle just use the old style of storing Java properties in `Info.plist` and offer a universal JavaApplicationStub?!*:rage:
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Well, since I can't write such a script in C, C# or whatever fancy language, I wrote it as a shell script. And it works! ;-)
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Well, since I can't write such a script in C, C# or whatever fancy language, I wrote it as a Shell script. And it works!
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How the script works
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You don't need a native `JavaApplicationStub` file anymore...
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You don't need a native `JavaApplicationStub` file anymore. The Shell script needs to be executable – that's all.
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The shell script reads JVM properties from `Info.plist` regardless of which format they have, Apple or Oracle, and feeds it to a commandline `java` call:
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The script reads JVM properties from `Info.plist` regardless of whether it's Apple or Oracle flavour and feeds it to a commandline `java` call like the following:
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```Bash
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# execute Java and set
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It sets the classpath, the dock icon, the *AboutMenuName* (in Xdock style) and then every *JVMOptions*, *JVMDefaultOptions* or *JVMArguments* found in the `Info.plist` file.
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The WorkingDirectory is either retrieved from Apple's `Info.plist` key `Java/WorkingDirectory` or set to the JavaRoot directory within the app bundle.
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The WorkingDirectory is either retrieved from Apple's Plist key `Java/WorkingDirectory` or set to the JavaRoot directory within the app bundle.
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The name of the *main class* is also retrieved from `Info.plist`. If no *main class*could be found, an applescript error dialog is shown and the script exits with *exit code 1*.
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The name of the *main class* is also retrieved from `Info.plist`. If no *main class*is found, an applescript error dialog is shown and the script exits with *exit code 1*.
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There is some *foo* happening to determine which Java versions are installed – here's the list in which order system properties are checked:
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1.system variable `$JAVA_HOME`
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1.System variable `$JAVA_HOME`
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* can also be set to a relative path using the [`<LSEnvironment>` Plist dictionary key](https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/LaunchServicesKeys.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20001431-106825)
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* which allows for bundling a custom version of Java inside your app!
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2.highest available Java version found in one of these locations:
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2.Highest available Java version*(Java 8 trumps 7)* found in one of these locations:
* Symlink for old Apple Java: `/Library/Java/Home/bin/java`
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3. If you require a specific Java version with the Plist key `JVMVersion` the script will try to find a matching JDK or JRE in all of the above locations
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* if multiple matching JVM's are found, the script will pick the latest (highest version number)
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If none of these could be found or executed, an applescript error dialog is shown saying that Java need to be installed:
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If none of these could be found or executed the script shows an applescript error dialog saying that Java needs to be installed:
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* the opensource ["JarBundler"](https://github.com/UltraMixer/JarBundler)*(recommended)*
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* or my [JarBundler fork](https://github.com/tofi86/Jarbundler)*(deprecated)*
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*_both support the newly introduced and recommended `JavaX` dict key_
* Oracle's opensource ["Appbundler"](https://java.net/projects/appbundler)*(seems to be dead)*
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* or [*infinitekind*'s fork](https://bitbucket.org/infinitekind/appbundler/overview)
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### JarBundler (≥ v3.3) example
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> If you don't want to care about compatibility issues between OS X and Java versions, make sure to use the [latest JarBundler version ≥ 3.3](https://github.com/UltraMixer/JarBundler/releases)
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Then place the `universalJavaApplicationStub` from this repo in your build resources folder and link it in your ANT task (attribute `stubfile`). Don't forget to set the newly introduced `useJavaXKey` option:
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Then place the `universalJavaApplicationStub` from this repo in your build resources folder and link it in your ANT task (attribute `stubfile`). Don't forget to set the newly introduced `useJavaXKey` option for compatibility:
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name="Your-App"
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