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Add a note in the docs that default launch script only works on Linux 

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Andy Wilkinson 2016-04-20 17:46:36 +01:00
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@ -367,11 +367,8 @@ of this guide.
[[deployment-install]] [[deployment-install]]
== Installing Spring Boot applications == Installing Spring Boot applications
In additional to running Spring Boot applications using `java -jar` it is also possible In additional to running Spring Boot applications using `java -jar` it is also possible
to make fully executable applications for Unix systems (Linux, OSX, FreeBSD etc). to make fully executable applications for Unix systems. This makes it very easy to install
This makes it very easy to install and manage Spring Boot applications in common and manage Spring Boot applications in common production environments.
production environments. As long as you are generating '`fully executable`' jars from your
build, and you are not using a custom `embeddedLaunchScript`, the following techniques
can be used.
To create a '`fully executable`' jar with Maven use the following plugin configuration: To create a '`fully executable`' jar with Maven use the following plugin configuration:
@ -401,6 +398,10 @@ NOTE: Fully executable jars work by embedding an extra script at the front of th
Not all tools currently accept this format so you may not always be able to use this Not all tools currently accept this format so you may not always be able to use this
technique. technique.
NOTE: The default script supports most Linux distributions and is tested on CentOS and
Ubuntu. Other platforms, such as OS X and FreeBSD, will require the use of a custom
`embeddedLaunchScript`.
NOTE: When a fully executable jar is run, it uses the jar's directory as the working NOTE: When a fully executable jar is run, it uses the jar's directory as the working
directory. directory.