Thanks all for your feedback. I checked the new Oracle license : I understood that I can use JRE on my own computer, but I can NOT bundle it and redistribute it.
So I have the following choices: 1/ bundle a JRE and it must be OpenJDKor 2/ have the installer check if a JRE is there, and if not, ask user to install a JRE on its own (then he can choose Oracle or whatever). I assume that after JRE installation my Netbeans app will automatically find this JRE ? InnoSetup is probably be a good idea: I guess it's more powerful and flexible than Netbeans installers, but I'm concerned by the time needed to learn yet another topic... Does InnoSetup simplifies the "installer signing" ? As some of you seem curious, here is a video I just finished today. It's a private link for preview only, because web site is not online yet, etc. https://youtu.be/v80Wm6joYxs Le dimanche 15 septembre 2019 à 21:59:03 UTC+2, Emilio G. C. <rarei...@outlook.com> a écrit : Something else to note, if you bundle the JRE, make sure Oracle's new licensing fits your case. I must admit I don't quite understand it fully, but in the case of the newest Java 8 releases, it might be something to consider. Emilio From: Jerome Lelasseux <lelass...@yahoo.com.INVALID> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2019 14:36 To: Emilian Bold <emilian.b...@gmail.com> Cc: NetBeans Mailing <users@netbeans.apache.org> Subject: Re: Releasing a Netbeans platform application to the general public I see. I thought most Windows users had a JRE installed... Bundling a JRE adds 40MB to my 18MB package, it's a pity... Is there a way to do it simply directly from Netbeans ? I'll need 2 different packages for 32/64bits ? Same for the signing process, no idea from where to start, I'll Google it but if you have some good pointer this will help ! Thank you. Le dimanche 15 septembre 2019 à 18:11:27 UTC+2, Emilian Bold <emilian.b...@gmail.com> a écrit : Especially for non technical users you can assume they will have no Java so you must include a JRE. I recommend AdoptOpenJDK 11. Signed installers would be nice if you don't want Windows to scare away your users. --emi dum., 15 sept. 2019, 18:22 Jerome Lelasseux <lelass...@yahoo.com.invalid> a scris: Hello, I develop in my spare time a Netbeans platform music application targeted at individual musicians (professional or amateur). The application is based on NB11/Java7. I test it on Win10(x64) and on a Linux Mint distribution, though I expect most of the users will be on Windows. At the beginning I won't release a Mac version. In a few weeks I will put it online for the first time, and I'm interested to get recommendations from experienced people regarding possible installation/configuration problems on user machines. For example is it realistic to assume that most users will have Oracle JRE7 already installed ? Is it better to embed a JRE in my download package ? etc. ThanksJerome
