M1 can't open jar file (jar is damaged)

[cobapple]

Hi guys, I've many jar files (java applications) that can't be run on Macbook Air M1. Everytime I open it, it says the file is damaged an can't be opened (see screenshot below).

How do I solve this?

Thanks in advance

 

[Superhai]

I guess it is being quarantined by macOS gatekeeper. In terminal try to run xattr -d com.apple.quarantine file.jar

 

[haralds]

Try right-click open to see, whether it lets you override. Needless to say, Java must be installed.

 

[fishkorp]

Look at the message, it’s trying to extract it (since a JAR is essentially a zip file) not run it.

Have you installed a JDK to actually run it? JDK doesn’t come with it by default.

 

[Gerdi]

I thought OpenJDK for M1 is still in beta? I know it is based on the Windows ARM64 OpenJDK, which merged into mainline last year.

 

[jdb8167]

I thought OpenJDK for M1 is still in beta? I know it is based on the Windows ARM64 OpenJDK, which merged into mainline last year.

No, most of the JDKs of 8 and up are available. They don't say beta anyway. I have a couple installed via brew and a few downloaded from Azul.

 

[Gerdi]

No, most of the JDKs of 8 and up are available. They don't say beta anyway. I have a couple installed via brew and a few downloaded from Azul.

Are you sure we are talking about native ARM64 versions? Of course i guess you can just run the x64 version under emulation just fine.

 

[jdb8167]

Are you sure we are talking about native ARM64 versions? Of course i guess you can just run the x64 version under emulation just fine.

Yes. These are are all native Aarch64. Some of the brew versions aren’t though. You have to check.

 

[haralds]

Azul is native, indeed. Download here.
Use Firefox, Safari has trouble with Azul's version selector routine checking platform specs.

 

[deeddawg]

If it can't open the jar, call the husband to help


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