B4J Question App B4J 8.90 run it in a MAC

[Angelo Messina]

Hi I have an app written with B4J 8.90 on windows 10 and it works fine now I would like to run it in a MAC java 8 update 281, do you recommend?
Thanks

 

[Erel]

If Java 8 is installed then distributing the jar is the simplest solution as the new notarization requirements in MacOS make it quite difficult to distribute apps.

 

[Angelo Messina]

but I can't run a jar compiled with B4J ver. 8.90 on the MAC

 

[Erel]

Not enough information...

 

[LucaMs]

I think someone asked me more or less the same thing but for Windows.

In Windows, in order to run the jar, I think it is necessary that there is a system variable that points to the java 8 path. In my PC:

I suppose there is something similar in Mac too.

Or (Windows) use a bat file (still using java 8).


Sorry if I wrote nonsense, I've only seen Macs in photos ?

 

[Angelo Messina]

in windows 10 it works fine and in the mac i can't get it to run

 

[LucaMs]

in windows 10 it works fine and in the mac i can't get it to run

Yes, I understood that

 

[LucaMs]

https://www.java.com/it/download/help/path.html

 

[agraham]

Are you compiling with B4J using Java 8?

 

[Angelo Messina]

B4J Versione: 8.90
Analisi del Codice. (0.13s)
Java Versione: 14
Building folders structure. (0.09s)
Compilazione del codice. (0.10s)
Compilazione del codice di layouts (0.02s)
Organizzazione Librerie. (0.00s)
Compilazione del codice Java prodotto. (1.78s)
Creazione del jar.file (1.62s)
File Jar creato: C:\Progetti\B4J\Inverter\Objects\Inverter.jar
Applicazione in esecuzione. (0.00s)
Completato con successo.

 

[agraham]

Java Versione: 14

That's probably the problem. Try Java 8.

 

[Angelo Messina]

does the same thing, does not run

 

[David Meier]

I recommend B4Jpackager11. It includes all necessary java stuff in one container. So your app will run on any Mac independently of whether Java is installed or not.
You can use Platypus to pack your app as a standalone Mac app with its own icon. If you want to distribute your Mac App through the internet, then you need to sign it. In case you need this feature, here some information (from last year, I didn't need to sign an app since then): http://www.zarkonnen.com/signing_notarizing_catalina
For an example you can see my app and install it: https://www.app-art.ch/downloads/mac/R3/GiroScanBase_v110.dmg

Cari saluti
David