Bakeware – Compile Elixir applications into single executable binaries

Re:Bakeware – Compile Elixir applications into single execut... by csdreamer7 on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:02AM (#24503551)

Is there anything like this in Java?

I am aware of launch4j, but curious if there is a single step approach for all 3 platforms.

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Re:Bakeware – Compile Elixir applications into single execut... by madduci on Thursday September 17, 2020 @09:31AM (#24504356)

Yes, since Java 9: it is called "jlink" and it's shipped with the OpenJDK. It assumes you have modularized jars.

An alternative is the GraalVM, which can compile the code as a C++ binary or a shared application, using LLVM as backend. If you work with Webservices (especially JavaEE), you might also want to have a look at Quarkus, which also uses GraalVM to create single binary executables

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Re:Bakeware – Compile Elixir applications into single execut... by vips7L on Thursday September 17, 2020 @01:07PM (#24507171)

jlink/jpackage just isn't the same as the other things. It doesn't produce a single executable like .Net core or Bakeware which embed the vm into the binary. In .Net's case it self extracts on first run.

With jlink/jpackage you either ship an installer or a zip file.

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