How to compile Java application with built-in jvm libraries?

Question

Java

I write applications on 18 Java with JavaFX. I work in IntelIJ idea with maven. Goal: Build a complete application so that it doesn't require 18 java to run.
From what has turned out so far - Collect .jar But it requires 18 version of java, collected through launch4j it turned out to be a beautiful exe but also requires 18 java. Best of all, it turned out using jlink, it turned out to be an image, but the application is fragmented into a bunch of files, and is launched through a batch file, which is not very convenient.
Is it possible to somehow make maven build an exe that does not require Java 18?

Answer 1

If we talk about how to do it normally, then no, you can’t. You still need to install jre into the system as a separate component for the user, so if you are doing it under windows, then you need to do a normal installer that checks for jre in the system and prompts you to install it if it is not there. In any case, distributing a program simply as an exe is bad practice.

Answer 2

I would try https://gluonhq.com/