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Bug 47512

Summary:	Java Webstart .JNLP deployment options?
Product:	contrib	Reporter:	deltree <deltree>
Component:	Code	Assignee:	_ ttran <ttran>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	blocker	CC:	jglick, pbuzek, pjiricka, tboudreau
Priority:	P2
Version:	4.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description deltree 2004-08-19 19:03:31 UTC

Aiside from play .jar support the addition of a
Java Webstart deployment support can be really
nice for people developing games and desktop apps.
JNLP files are now core java and the 5.0 Webstart
is really improved making multiplatform deployment
and update support a reality.
The project manager can generate the jnlp
according to the libraries used by the project and
prepare a directory with the .jnlp + all the
required jars, ready for uploading on a .jnlp
enabled server.
The option to enable the uploading too can be
seriously taken into consideration.

Comment 1 Jesse Glick 2004-08-19 20:00:13 UTC

Yes, a JNLP project type has certainly been considered. There was no
time to implement one for 4.0. However there has been some
experimentation with the concepts. Tim was starting to write one.
Besides the obvious deployment benefit, JNLP permits a much stronger
project concept than the standard Java project type since it lets you
define how to aggregate JARs (subprojects) in a structured way so they
can be run as a coherent app - more like a J2EE EAR, for example.

Comment 2 Jesse Glick 2005-01-04 14:42:38 UTC


*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 52638 ***