No output build from gradle with third-party library - java

I'm having trouble using gradle to build some project files from over at https://github.com/Hopding/JRPiCam. I am forcing myself to start learning gradle this week, but so far my cursory internet searches have given me only a vague sense of what gradle even does. I'm assuming that it's used to help keep track of disparate files hosted at varying locations across the internet, and maybe with file versioning. Anyways, for right now I would just like to compile a class into a Jar file and begin using it in my code to automate the camera on my raspberry Pi. The directions say to clone the directory onto my local computer, change the directory to the download location, and then, from the Windows PowerShell, use the command: ./gradlew jar to output a build directory where the compiled jars will reside. I followed the instructions, and though I received no error message, I also received no output directories. Nothing at all. I have installed gradle 6.9 on Windows 10 and made sure the path variable is set appropriately. So here is my question: 1. If I have this directory structure: , can I just cd into there and use a gradle command to compile? Thanks in advance.

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Journey browser Java Chromium Embedded framework throwing error?

I am trying to use a library called Journey browser which uses the Java Chromium Embedded Framework. I first created a Java Maven Project with Netbeans and I edited the pom.xml to match the values on the library's guide, which is here: https://github.com/CodeBrig/Journey, to add the maven dependencies. (No errors detected by Netbeans) I then built the project to download the maven dependency and put their default code (modified slightly) in the main class. Netbeans found no errors in the code. However, when I run the project I get a "no chrome_elf in java.library.path". I think this has something to do with embedding JCEF, but I am not sure how to add this to the "java.library.path" in Netbeans.
How do I fix this "chrome_elf" problem?
Also, if I am able to fix this will it be an error for production if someone doesn't have "chrome_elf" installed?
For Windows
This happens because the chrome_elf.dll (on Windows) file cannot be found.
Java is looking for this file on java.library.path - which (on my machine, anyway) refers to all the locations referenced by the Windows %path% environment variable.
One way to fix this is to download one of the pre-built distributions from that GitHub page (for example the Windows one, referred to here):
https://github.com/CodeBrig/Journey/releases/download/0.4.0-78-assets/jcef-distrib-windows64.zip
Then unzip the resulting jcef-distrib-windows64.zip. In the win64\bin\lib\win64 directory under that main directory you will find the chrome_elf.dll you need - and other binaries which are also needed.
Add this directory to your path - either by adding it to the Windows environment variable or via java -Djava.library.path=....
For example, the path may be similar to this:
C:\your\path\to\jcef-distrib-windows64\win64\bin\lib\win64
This should allow you to run the demo code provided in the JourneyBrowser class. A browser window should open as a result.
Here is the browser:
The above steps worked for me - and the only files I needed to keep from the (large) distribution download were those in the jcef-distrib-windows64\win64\bin\lib\win64 directory. It's possible that I already have some other dependencies which may be needed - so I cannot guarantee this process will also work for you.
For Linux (and MacOS)
I have not tried this on a Linux machine. But in that case, I believe you will need to download and unzip the jcef-distrib-linux64 release - and then point to the jcef-distrib-linux64\linux64\bin\lib\linux64 directory, containing libcef.so and other libraries.
Similarly for MacOS, there is a distribution which can be downloaded and unzipped.
Alternative
An alternative is to simply use the pre-built distributions provided on GitHub, using the commands provided. Obviously, in this case, you will not be creating your own customized implementation (so, no JourneyBrowser class).
copy scr/native/Release to jcef_build/native/Release from the default output directory of VS.check whether the Release exists in java.lib.path

Can't install package in maven

I want to work with some audio analysis and want to use the Phash perceptual algorithm. Here's a Java implementation I want to use.
I'm having trouble adding this project as a dependency; I don't see how to run mvn package test install to get this project linked.
Similarly, this project needs this other project to read the audio files. When I try to install the library using the cmake commands I get errors like sndfile.h: No such file or directory. This Stackoverflow answer shows how to install it, but I still get the sndfile.h: No such file or directory error. I'm on a Mac, by the way. I found the sndfile.h file and copied it to the directory, but the build didn't work in the end anyway.
I feel like this isn't the right way to do this and things should "work" after doing the basic install commands listed in the repositories. What am I missing?

Generating executable file in IntelliJ for Windows

I used to work on an IntelliJ project that was started before I started working on it. This project had a configuration that allowed me to generate an EXE file that could easily be sent to windows users.
It would generate a massive EXE file bundled with all the needed JARs of the application, and upon running it the first time, it would silently "install" itself into the AppData folder, as if it were a regular windows setup file, even though the user would not even notice it doing that installation.
I am trying to configure a project in IntelliJ to do the exact same thing, but first I have not been able to output the exe file by selecting "exe" as the Java FX native bundle type. It just generates a .jnlp and .jar file. When I select "all", as per some other post here in stackoverflow, it generates an exe file, but only with a few kb in size, which does not contain any of the .jar files that should be part of it. Moreover, when I try to open it, it just crashes saying the main class was not found.
Am I missing some setting for building the project? I am using IntelliJ 2018.3.2
Here are some screenshots:
I have been able to get past this error, after changing the verbosity of the compilation and going through the logs.
There was a log message which helped fixing this:
The process complained about the Inno Setup Compiler missing, which was right. Makes me wonder why IntelliJ would have that feature built in if it depends on external tools but does not notify the user clearly of this.
Detected [iscc.exe] version 0.0 but version 5.0 is required.
After going to the Inno Setup site, downloading and installing the tool, I was able to get the executable to be generated.
Now I am struggling with another error, which is the executable complaining about the main class referenced in the Artifact not being found, but at least I have moved past the first problem! Going to tackle this one now...
The best solution for this is using exe generator software.
There is plenty of exe generators out there.
EXE4J is the most simple & easy tool to use.
In EXE4J,
You can upload your main jar file and select the main class.
I think this will be solved your problem.
This may be due to you`ve extracted Jars to your output root, while you neet to Put it(you can check difference by deleting everything from your output root in Output Layout screen and then just right click on jar on the right side, you will see two options here, try another one

JFreeChart Java JAR not running on a different machine

I have created an application using the JFreeChart library for use on another machine.
Previously I have developed applications with JFreeChart (using the same libraries) which has worked fine on other machines. The only difference is this machine is running Vista.
Please see below for the run-time exception I am getting:
The class that cannot be found, however, is located in the highlighted jar in the below image showing my imported libraries for the JAR. I have also established that this JAR is included in the manifest for the application. See below image:
So I very much need this to work and have no idea where to look next - or what is causing this problem!
Development machine Java version:
1.7.0_45
Target machine Java version:
1.7.0_45
Thanks in advance.
Check the Class-Path attribute in your JAR's manifest, which should contain entries like this:
Class-Path: lib/jfreechart-1.0.17.jar lib/jcommon-1.0.21.jar …
Also, examine dist/README.TXT in your NetBeans project folder, which should say something like this regarding libraries required by your project:
To run the project from the command line, go to the dist folder and
type the following:
java -jar "CISOnlineMonitor.jar"
To distribute this project, zip up the dist folder (including the lib folder)
and distribute the ZIP file.
This has nothing to do with os i belive.You dont have all the necessery libs within your jar.Try to open a jar and see if you have them in.Fact that you are able to run it on your maschine only proves that.Make executable jar with eclipse or whathever you use.And when it ask you for libs check -Extract required libraries into generated Jar.
if you dont know how to get to that point
File>Export>Java>Runnable Jar File> Runnable JAR File Specification.
Also right click on your project and check Your build path.
RightClick project>Properties>Java Build Path>Libraries
Make sure you have everything correct
EDIT-
As i see you use NetBeans im not sure exactly how to find all this there.Bud it will be very similiar.

Simple swing application. The jar file runs on my computer, but not others

This is my first question, so apologies for any mistakes. I'll try and give all the info I can. Basically I've written a simple swing application which just loads in image into a JPanel and displays it. I'm using Netbeans 7.1 and I have the latest version of the Java SDK.
Anyway, I've used the "Build" feature in NetBeans 7.1 to deploy my application into a Jar file. When I double click the Jar File on my PC, it runs without a problem. However when I put it on other computers (Tested on 2 others so far, both with the most current JRE) it fails to open, citing the following error:
could not find the main class: swong.Startup. Program will exit
swong is my package name, and Startup is the location of my main method. I have checked the manifest file which is created with Netbeans' build, and it[the manifest] does indeed contain the location of my main method class.
From searching, I've come across similar issues in which the classpath is set wrongly, but I don't understand how this could cause my particular error.
If someone could help me, I would be over the moon. I've been studying java for a year or so, and I've got a good handle down, but I've NEVER been able to make a Jar that runs on a computer which wasn't my own. So, 10 points and thanks in advance.
xo.
EDIT: Thank you for the responses. I'm doing shift work and swamped, but I will test and poke with these responses tomorrow and provide more information. Thanks again. xo
I had d same problem while distributing my app. There is 1 solution that you create a batch file with 'java -jar AppName.jar' and asking user to double click on this batch file to execute your app. What i did was to provide a JRE installation exe(eg: jre_1.7.0) with your app.
Now create a Batch file (install.bat) in which write following commands
jre_1.7.0 -> this will install jre on user's pc
set path="C\Program Files\Java\jre_1.7.0\bin"
java -jar yourAppName.jar
Why i installed JRE because different people have different JRE versions installed. So this makes it difficult to set path to the installed JRE's bin folder & calling the 'java -jar' command. Hence as you know which folders your JRE installation will create hence it is easy to set path and execute your jar file with 'java-jar' command.
Check that your jar file has the following structure (at least)
jarfile.jar
|---------- swong
|---------- Startup.class
|---------- META-INF
|---------- MANIFEST.MF
It seems like the class "Startup" is missing. Maybe your jar only contains the .java files, not the compiled classes.
This error message can be a mistakable java7 error, when you try to start java7 compiled classes with a different Java Runtime Environment then java7. Have you validated, that your .jar is started within a Java7 environment on those other test machines? Sometimes it happens, that you have installed different versions of JREs and you might not be sure which one is actually started.
To check which enviroment is used, you can check in your registry for the following value:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jarfile\shell\open\command
this should point to your latest JRE. Or if you'd like to stay compatible to java6 as well, define the appropiate compile level in your build environment.

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