How to start a Java application with web start
Friday, December 14th, 2007These are some notes I made while trying to get a Java OpenAL (JOAL) application start from a web page. The tutorial applies to Java 1.4.2, but it probably works similarly in newer versions.
There are some things you need to master:
- Generate a manifest that indicates the main class
- Package everything in jar file(s)
- Generate your keys using java keytool
- Sign the jar file(s)
- Make the JNLP XML file
- Put everything on a web server