http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5550
Bug #: 5550
Summary: Windows installer should be a .exe, not a .jar
Classification: Unclassified
Product: Kepler
Version: trunk
Platform: Other
OS/Version: Windows Server 2008
Status: NEW
Severity: minor
Priority: P2
Component: installer
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
QAContact: [email protected]
Downloading and running a .jar file under Windows Server 2008 is tricky.
Basically, the user needs to run a command from a command line, which can be
tricky if there are spaces or parentheses in the file name.
There have been questions about starting the jar file.
https://kepler-project.org/users/faq#under-windows-when-i says:
--start--
Under Windows, when I double click on the installer jar file, the installer
does not start. What do I do?
Under Windows, the Kepler installer jar file should start the Kepler installer
using Java, it should not unzip.
If it unzips, then see http://www.wikihow.com/Run-a-.Jar-Java-File
or
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/394616/running-jar-file-in-windows
--end--
Rather than shipping a .jar file, we should ship a .exe for the installer.
One way would be to use Launch4J, see http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/
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