Maven Packaging types

The JPacktool plugin provides the following maven packaging types:

jlink, jpackager, jpacktool-jlink, jpacktool-jpackager, jpacktool-jlink, jpacktool-generic, jpacktool-bootstrap, jpacktool-business

Goals Overview

The JPacktool Maven Plugin has nine goals:

• jpacktool:help displays help information on maven-jlink-plugin.
• jpacktool:jlink create a Java Run Time Image from jar/jmod files.
• jpacktool:jpackager create a native installer package with the jpackage tool.
• jpacktool:jpacktool-prepare Prepare execution of the jlink and jpackager goals by analyzing java module dependencies and copying files from maven dependecies.
• jpacktool:jpacktool-generate-jlink Generate pom for packaging a project using a Bootstrap and a Business Application and use JLink as the final step.
• jpacktool:jpacktool-generate-jpackage Generate pom for packaging a project using a Bootstrap and a Business Application and use JPackage as the final step - not yet implemented.
• jpacktool:jpacktool-invoke-pom Invoke clean install on generated pom.
• jpacktool:jpacktool-pack-bootstrap Package a Bootstrap Application which can start a Business Application.
• jpacktool:jpacktool-pack-business Package a Business Application started from a Bootstrap Application.

Usage

General instructions on how to use the JPacktool Plugin can be found on the usage page.

Some more specific use cases are described in the examples given below.

Usually you will use the Maven JPacktool Maven Plugin to create a Run Time Image or an installable Package from one or more modules within a multi module build.

You will than use one submodule there with a pom.xml which uses one of the special Maven packaging types the plugin provides and a configuration for the plugin.

In other words it is not possible to create a Run Time Image or Installation Package from a single Maven Project within the same single Maven Project and you usually would not call the goals of the plugin by using a plugin execution configuration.

Examples

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