binfmt_misc for executable jar files

[Kurt Huwig <kurt@iku-netz.de>]

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Hello!

The applied patch updates the documentation of using binfmt_misc to
execute Java applications. It adds support for executable jar files, the
normal packaging for Java applications.

With Windows, you just double-click on the file, so Linux should be able
to run them, too :-)

Kurt

P.S.: I am not subscribed.
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--- /usr/src/linux/Documentation/java.txt	Thu Jul  1 19:47:08 1999
+++ linux/Documentation/java.txt	Tue Jun 26 15:08:13 2001
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-               Java(tm) Binary Kernel Support for Linux v1.02
+               Java(tm) Binary Kernel Support for Linux v1.03
                ----------------------------------------------
 
 Linux beats them ALL! While all other OS's are TALKING about direct
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
    (you should really have read binfmt_misc.txt now):
    support for Java applications:
      ':Java:M::\xca\xfe\xba\xbe::/usr/local/bin/javawrapper:'
+   support for executable Jar files:
+     ':ExecutableJAR:E::jar::/usr/local/bin/jarwrapper:'
    support for Java Applets:
      ':Applet:E::html::/usr/bin/appletviewer:'
    or the following, if you want to be more selective:
@@ -343,7 +345,15 @@
 ====================== Cut here ===================
 
 
-Now simply chmod +x the .class and/or .html files you want to execute.
+====================== Cut here ===================
+#!/bin/bash
+# /usr/local/java/bin/jarwrapper - the wrapper for binfmt_misc/jar
+
+java -jar $1
+====================== Cut here ===================
+
+
+Now simply chmod +x the .class, .jar and/or .html files you want to execute.
 To add a Java program to your path best put a symbolic link to the main
 .class file into /usr/bin (or another place you like) omitting the .class
 extension. The directory containing the original .class file will be
@@ -369,6 +379,11 @@
 	./HelloWorld.class
 
 
+To execute Java Jar files, simple chmod the *.jar files to include
+the execution bit, then just do
+       ./Application.jar
+
+
 To execute Java Applets, simple chmod the *.html files to include
 the execution bit, then just do
 	./Applet.html
@@ -376,5 +391,6 @@
 
 originally by Brian A. Lantz, brian@lantz.com
 heavily edited for binfmt_misc by Richard Günther
-new scripts by Colin J. Watson <cjw44@cam.ac.uk>.
+new scripts by Colin J. Watson <cjw44@cam.ac.uk>
+added executable Jar file support by Kurt Huwig <kurt@iku-netz.de>