Is there a way to package executable files?

[olbb]

I'm trying to use compose desktop to build app on windows. As so far, it works pretty well. But I found I can only get a installer file after packge with the targetFormats as follows. targetFormats(TargetFormat.Exe, TargetFormat.Msi) Is there a way to get an executable file?

[akurasov]

You mean you want not an installer but just an exe file?

[olbb]

You mean you want not an installer but just an exe file?

Yeah, I just want a exe file just like the Uber jar which can run directly on windows.

Is there any way?

[carbonhe]

Can anyone answer it?

[StragaSevera]

It would be great to have this ability!..

[AlexeyTsvetkov]

Am I correct, that the question is about the possibility of creating portable apps? This is not possible at the moment, as far as I know.

[olbb]

Okay thank you! Then, are there plans for future support?

[AlexeyTsvetkov]

No, no such plans at the moment

[fl619616995]

Using a "createDistributable" might solve your problem

[olbb]

Using a "createDistributable" might solve your problem

Thanks for your reply. I got executable files in binaries folder. Although it requires resources in folder to run, but it that's also better than an installer file.

[JavierSegoviaCordoba]

@olbb can you reopen this please until it is fixed?

[Xinerfapre]

Hello,

At this day, is there still no plan for that?

[EchoEllet]

Until now, it's not built-in in jpackage as far as I know

It's possible using third party tools that create exe, like launch4j

The Gradle plugin

https://github.com/TheBoegl/gradle-launch4j

[okushnikov]

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