How to distribute java application with libraries like itext?

Question

I wrote an application in java. He uses iText, jXLand JAI.

How to create a jar that contains all these libraries? Or do I need to force the user to install them as well?

Answer 1

Either unpack the jars into the jar, or simply add them to the jar class path using the Class-Path attribute in the meta-inf, and distribute the libraries along with your main jar. Example META_INF / Manifest.mf:

Manifest-Version: 1.0
Class-Path: itext.jar jxl.jar jai.jar
Main-Class: com.xxx.yyy.Main

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

You can use a utility like jarjar to merge your classes and other libraries into a single deployment file.

Answer 5

Thanks for all the solutions!

Fatjar is a great plugin for Eclipse that does all this too (: