Ars Technica

I can't open this .JAR.

I installed java, and it does work fine in the browser. But when I click on a JAR, it can't. I tried doing it with the command "java -jar PATH", but was told that "-jar" is unrecognized. I typed "java ...
Ars Technica

[Java] Getting the absolute path of the running jar file?

I've got a problem that I'm stuck on. How do I programmatically get the executing jar file's absolute path?<BR><BR>I'm trying to look for a folder that is relative to the jar file's directory but I'm ...
InfoWorld

Java 9’s other new enhancements, Part 4: Multi-release JAR files

JEP 238: Multi-Release JAR Files extends the JAR file format to allow multiple, Java-release-specific versions of class/resource files to coexist in the same archive. This upgrade makes it easier for ...
InfoWorld

Oracle to Java devs: Stop signing JAR files with MD5

Starting in April, Oracle will treat JAR files signed with the MD5 hashing algorithm as if they were unsigned, which means modern releases of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) will block those JAR ...