> There is no way to get your jar + the vm into a binary.

My text editor, KeenWrite[1], offered binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows. The Windows binary was axed due code signing costs and requiring third-party builds, rather than any technical issues with cross-platform packaging.

One way is to create self-extracting executable binaries using a tool such as warp[2]. I've built an installer script[3] (install.sh) to create platform-specific launchers. Running `time keenwrite.bin --version` on Linux shows 0.327s; after the first run, subsequent launches are quick.

[1]: https://keenwrite.com

[2]: https://github.com/kirbylink/warp

[3]: https://repo.autonoma.ca/?action=repo&repo=keenwrite.git&vie...