Objectives
- Write a game via TDD
- Create a gem automating - fetching libgdx, building
- Build and deploy HTML5 app
- Make an exe file that can be run by a user
- Build an android app
Making a desktop distribution
How to create a standalone executable jar file?
https://github.com/jruby/jruby/wiki/StandaloneJarsAndClasses#standalone-executable-jar-files
vasyl@xps956:~/code/jruby-libgdx$ cp /usr/share/rvm/rubies/jruby-9.2.6.0/lib/jruby.jar ./bin/myapp.jar # initial copy of jRuby
vasyl@xps956:~/code/jruby-libgdx/bin$ jar ufe myapp.jar org.jruby.JarBootstrapMain jar-bootstrap.rb ../lib/ # specify the entry script and add directory with sources
vasyl@xps956:~/code/jruby-libgdx/bin$ java -jar myapp.jar # Run
Starting MyGame
[FPSLogger] fps: 0
[FPSLogger] fps: 60
# Works! Managed to launch it on Windows too!
Next
How to pack assets?
I suppose, just add ../assets/ into the build command. That should be it.
How to pack Gems?
How to make stand-alone executable that includes java?
Why: So users don't have to install java. How: I have jar file, which I could pack with jre and distribute. http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/docs.html