Java Application Launcher for Arch Linux

archlinux-java-run is a helper script used to launch Java applications that have specific demands on version or provider of the used JVM. Options can be arbitrarily combined and archlinux-java-run will try to find a suitable version. If the user's default JVM is eligible, it will be used. Otherwise, if multiple eligible versions are installed, the newest Java generation is used. If multiple packages are available for this version, the one corresponding to the user's default JVM is used.

By default, archlinux-java-run will execute a suitable version of java with the given JAVA_ARGS. When run with -j|--java-home, it just prints the location of a suitable java installation so that custom commands can be run.

  archlinux-java-run [-a|--min MIN] [-b|--max MAX] [-p|--package PKG]
                     [-f|--feature FEATURE] [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose]
                     [-d|--dry-run] [-j|--java-home]
                     -- JAVA_ARGS

• javafx: Test if JVM provides support for JavaFX. For JVM versions above 8 this will modify the module path and the list of loaded modules to make JavaFX available. CAUTION: Software developed for Java >8 using JavaFX typically provides and loads its own copy of OpenJFX. The feature should not be requested in this case.

• jdk: Test if the installation is a full JDK and not just a JRE, i.e., it includes javac.

• Launch java in version 8 or below: archlinux-java-run --max 8 -- -jar /path/to/application.jar

• Launch Oracle's java from one of the jre or jdk AUR packages: archlinux-java-run --package 'jre/jre|jdk' -- -jar /path/to/application.jar

• Launch a JVM that supports JavaFX: archlinux-java-run --feature 'javafx' -- -jar /path/to/application.jar

• Launch javac from a JDK in version 11 or newer: JAVA_HOME=$(archlinux-java-run --min 11 --feature jdk --java-home) && "$JAVA_HOME"/bin/javac ...