Inline Java and standalone executable

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Re: Inline Java and standalone executable by davido (Cardinal) on Jun 29, 2013 at 00:35 UTC
I noticed this hasn't gotten much attention over the course of the day. Fridays are typically a little light on traffic, and the topic you're asking about is pretty specialized. If you haven't gotten a response here in a day or so, you might have better luck getting your question in front of someone who knows by directing it to the Inline mailing list. See http://lists.perl.org/list/inline.html for archives and subscription information. It's very low traffic (sometimes months go by with no messages, other times, several in a week). But I think you'll find someone there who can answer. Dave	[reply]
Re: Inline Java and standalone executable by syphilis (Archbishop) on Jun 29, 2013 at 08:28 UTC
I've done this a few years ago with Inline::C, but I don't use Inline::Java at all. Obviously, the executable will need the Inline and Inline::Java modules packed into it, and I think you'll also need to accompany the executable with an appropriately named directory structure that contains the additional files that Inline::Java builds and uses. We should be able to work out the details from the error messages you get when you run the executable in an environment that can find neither a perl installation nor a java compiler. As davido suggested, the Inline mailing list is a good place for asking about this. (But that doesn't necessarily mean that it can't be solved here.) Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re^2: Inline Java and standalone executable by Anonymous Monk on Jul 01, 2013 at 15:57 UTC
Thanks Rob. I guess the main thing confusing me is how to the executable made by pp calls files that are packed inside of it. I know it is essentially a zipped archive, but I still am unsure how to call anything inside it (such as saxon9he.jar which XML::Saxon::XSLT2 needs and finds by calling different directories).	[reply]
Re^3: Inline Java and standalone executable by Anonymous Monk on Jul 01, 2013 at 19:36 UTC
but I still am unsure PAR::FAQ, PAR::Tutorial PAR-Packer contrib/docs/where_is_it.txt contrib/docs/who_am_i.txt	[reply]
Re^3: Inline Java and standalone executable by syphilis (Archbishop) on Jul 02, 2013 at 01:18 UTC
but I still am unsure how to call anything inside it (such as saxon9he.jar which XML::Saxon::XSLT2 needs and finds by calling different directories Hmmm ... I'd be thinking that if XML::Saxon::XSLT2 needs to find saxon9he.jar in either /usr/share/java/ or/usr/local/share/java/ then saxon9he.jar will need to be installed into one of those 2 locations - which will be a lot of fun if the user trying to perform that installation doesn't have the requisite permission. Maybe send a message to tobyink (the XML::Saxon::XSLT2 author) and ask him how you can use the module if you don't have permission to install saxon9he.jar into either of the allowed locations. (That's not the exact problem you're facing - but the answer could be relevant to your task.) Cheers, Rob	[reply]
Re: Inline Java and standalone executable by chrestomanci (Priest) on Jun 29, 2013 at 08:25 UTC
Both perl and java can be embeded into another executable. (Compiled from C or suchlike) Could you build a single large binary that includes both perl and java, and organise the communications between the perl and the java portions in the C code that calls them both (via JNI and XS). I doubt it would be easy, but if it important that you have a single fat binary, then it should work.	[reply]
Re: Inline Java and standalone executable (yes) by Anonymous Monk on Jun 29, 2013 at 06:23 UTC
Is there anyway for me to create a standalone executable that works and includes Inline::Java? I understand that this will probably be a large executable, but I just want to know if it's possible. Yes, of course it is possible	[reply]