Hi all I ve used the package task to generate an ` app` arte

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Hi all I ve used the package task to generate an ` app` artefact for macos But when i open it it does not open the main window The window does open through Android Studio runtime configurations but not when packaged for some reason I ve attached the compose desktop build script in the thread am i missing anything here

xxfast · Answer

```compose desktop application mainClass = org sample ApplicationKt nativeDistributions targetFormats TargetFormat Dmg TargetFormat Msi TargetFormat Deb packageName = PSCore Multiplatform val iconsRoot = project file src jvmMain resources icons macOS iconFile set iconsRoot resolve pscore multiplatform icns windows iconFile set iconsRoot resolve icon windows ico menuGroup = Compose Examples see <https wixtoolset org documentation manual v3 howtos general generate guids html> upgradeUuid = 18159995 d967 4CD2 8885 77BFA97CFA9F linux iconFile set iconsRoot resolve icon linux png ```

jim · Answer

Not enough information for me to tell for sure but if I had to guess I would imagine that the program is crashing due to either an unspecified JVM module dependency or underspecified plist file But it s hard to tell without an error message Can you try running ` gradlew runDistributable no daemon` and see if that triggers a more informative error message

xxfast · Answer

ah you were right Got this exception thrown when i ran that gradle task

xxfast · Answer

thanks < jim> is there a reason why these sort of exceptions only thrown when packaged

jim · Answer

Yeah so when you run locally in debug mode you are running with the whole JVM When you package the app it only packages the specified modules in order to keep the bundle download size small for all your users But if you don t specify which JVM modules you are using this could mean that a class you need is unavailable since it wasn t bundled Check out the Configuring included JDK modules here <https github com JetBrains compose jb blob 1f15bbb373c84c93245393fd9db22bbc36e911ab tutorials Native distributions and local execution README md configuring included jdk modules|https github com JetBrains compose jb blob 1f15bbb373c84c93245393fd9db22bbc36e91 ab tutorials Native distributions and local execution README md>

xxfast · Answer

i see that makes sense thanks again slightly smiling face

xxfast · Answer

ran the static analysis tool it recommended some modules but adding those didnt work Looked up where `javax naming` was coming through and then added ` java naming ` module and it worked like a treat cupcake

xxfast · Answer

thanks a lot < jim> slightly smiling face