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Marcel-

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[DONE] Suggested addition to Java Package Guidelines

In the Java Package Guidelines there are shell scripts that run the java jar or class file. Shouldn't the $@ be added as a parameter, to feed parameters to the java application?

For instance, I wrote the following for Logisim:

#!/bin/sh
"$JAVA_HOME/bin/java" -jar '/usr/share/java/logisim/logisim.jar' $@

Last edited by Marcel- (2014-04-11 10:32:43)

Xyne

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Re: [DONE] Suggested addition to Java Package Guidelines

It should be quoted to prevent word expansion of the individual arguments, i.e.

"$@"

It makes sense to me to include this in the guidelines so +1.

Incidentally, I'm not sure what the current policy on hashbangs is (#!/usr/bin/sh?, indifference?).

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progandy

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Re: [DONE] Suggested addition to Java Package Guidelines

If you change that, I suggest to add an "exec", too. We don't need a useless shell in the background, right?

#!/bin/sh
exec "$JAVA_HOME/bin/java" -jar '/usr/share/java/logisim/logisim.jar' $@

Incidentally, I'm not sure what the current policy on hashbangs is (#!/usr/bin/sh?, indifference?).

I believe "/bin/sh" is required by POSIX and must provide a POSIX compliant shell, so /bin/sh is the portable hashbang. If you want bash, usr /usr/bin/bash I guess.

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Marcel-

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Re: [DONE] Suggested addition to Java Package Guidelines

So, the proposed changes should be resp.

#!/bin/sh
exec "$JAVA_HOME/bin/java" -jar '/usr/share/java/PROGRAMNAME/PROGRAMNAME.jar' "$@"

and

#!/bin/sh
exec "$JAVA_HOME/bin/java" '/usr/share/java/PROGRAMNAME/PROGRAMCLASSNAME' "$@"

I can edit the wiki page myself, but I think it's good that someone else also agrees with this change.

Xyne

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Re: [DONE] Suggested addition to Java Package Guidelines

I agree, for whatever it's worth.

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Marcel-

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Re: [DONE] Suggested addition to Java Package Guidelines

Ok, done!