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How to generate instalator for netbeans platform application build by maven?

How to generate instalator for netbeans platform application build by maven? In maven netbeans project application menu item "package as" is missing. I was truing execute maven goal using command nbm:build-installers, but had got exception. I'm beginner at maven and don't know how to fix it. What do i do wrong?

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Stack trace of exception

Failed to execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:nbm-maven-plugin:4.1:build-installers (default-cli) on project mavenproject0001-app: Installers creation failed: /home/x/NetBeansProjects/mavenproject0001/application/target/installer/nbi/stub/template.xml:145: Error starting Sun's native2ascii: sun.tools.native2ascii.Main -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:nbm-maven-plugin:4.1:build-installers (default-cli) on project mavenproject0001-app: Installers creation failed: /home/x/NetBeansProjects/mavenproject0001/application/target/installer/nbi/stub/template.xml:145: Error starting Sun's native2ascii: 
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:212)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:153)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:145)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:116)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:80)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build(SingleThreadedBuilder.java:51)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:128)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:307)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:193)
    at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:106)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:863)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:288)
    at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:199)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:567)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:289)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:229)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:415)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:356)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException: Installers creation failed: /home/x/NetBeansProjects/mavenproject0001/application/target/installer/nbi/stub/template.xml:145: Error starting Sun's native2ascii: 
    at org.codehaus.mojo.nbm.BuildInstallersMojo.execute(BuildInstallersMojo.java:305)
    at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:134)
    at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:207)
    ... 20 more
Caused by: /home/x/NetBeansProjects/mavenproject0001/application/target/installer/nbi/stub/template.xml:145: Error starting Sun's native2ascii: 
    at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.native2ascii.SunNative2Ascii.run(SunNative2Ascii.java:68)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.native2ascii.DefaultNative2Ascii.convert(DefaultNative2Ascii.java:55)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.Native2Ascii.convert(Native2Ascii.java:296)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.Native2Ascii.execute(Native2Ascii.java:252)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:293)
    at jdk.internal.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor12.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:567)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:435)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:456)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1405)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1376)
    at org.codehaus.mojo.nbm.BuildInstallersMojo.execute(BuildInstallersMojo.java:301)
    ... 22 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: sun.tools.native2ascii.Main
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.strategy.SelfFirstStrategy.loadClass(SelfFirstStrategy.java:50)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm.unsynchronizedLoadClass(ClassRealm.java:271)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm.loadClass(ClassRealm.java:247)
    at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm.loadClass(ClassRealm.java:239)
    at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:332)
    at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.native2ascii.SunNative2Ascii.run(SunNative2Ascii.java:52)
    ... 36 more
Solution

  • Sounds like you are using a JRE instead of a JDK. The tool native2ascii, which resides in tools.jar, is not found. Make sure that tools.jar is in your classpath or use a JDK. See also https://grokbase.com/t/ant/user/149c9883t8/native2ascii-and-jdk-jre and http://wiki.netbeans.org/FaqRunningOnJre