08-27-2008, 02:33 AM

So... I switched to mac, and previously (on PC) I was programming C++. Now that I'm done with C++ for a while, I wanted to use eclipse for Java on OS X.

Now my question is: how do I get to the equivalent of the .exe I had for C++ on PC? Any Ideas?

08-27-2008, 04:06 AM

Java to remain platform independent does not compile to a .exe file, instead the compiled class files (xxx.class) are able to run on any platform that has a Java VM.

There are programs out there that will convert .class files in to .exe but then they become system specific.

Under OSX there is an application bundler utility that will package up a suite of .class files as a .app file which can be run like a native app.

08-27-2008, 03:11 PM

thanks a lot for your help!
I see, it is a little different. I need to use terminal to run it...

08-27-2008, 03:46 PM

Not necessarily - package the .class files up in a Jar file, then you can use the application bundler with osx to turn it in to a .app file