Question

I’m currently programming a Mac-native interface for CraftBukkit using MacRuby and XCode.

Right now, I am using NSTask and NSPipe to run Minecraft’s Java server:

buk.setLaunchPath("/usr/bin/java")
buk.setArguments([
  "-Xmx1024M",
  "-Xincgc",
  "-jar",
  "#{NSBundle.mainBundle.pathForResource 'bukkit', :ofType => 'jar'}",
  "nogui"
])

buk.launch

However, I cannot add bukkit.jar as a Resource! It just won’t build. I can include images easily, and NSBundle works.

#{NSBundle.mainBundle.pathForResource 'bukkit', :ofType => 'jar'} doesn’t return anything (because the file does not include).

How can I include bukkit.jar as a Resource to be built into sample.app/Contents/Resources?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You have to put your jar file in the mainBundle under Resources/Java. To do that, adda a new copy files build phase of type “Java Resources”, then drag and drop your jar file here.

Then call the method:

NSBundle.mainBundle.pathForResource 'bukkit', 
                         :ofType => 'jar', 
                    :inDirectory => "Java"

Notice that launching a separate process could be an issue in having your application accepted on the Mac App Store.