Packaging script with executable

[kasajian]

It'd be cool if you can build this and include (embed) custom script(s) into the executable that runs on default. That way you can create single-file executables that don't require babahska to be delivered separately. Has anyone done this, and written down the steps you went through to do it?

[borkdude]

Hey @kasajian, welcome! We use Github Discussions for Q & A over here.

You can make a self-contained executable using caxa: https://github.com/babashka/babashka/wiki/Self-contained-executable

[kasajian]

Well that's awesome. Hello world at 134 MB. I assume this is normal and I'm not doing anything wrong. bb itself is 74 MB.

[borkdude]

@kasajian A common pitfall is that you will package the package itself inside the package if you have packaged multiple times. Make sure you start with a clean situation when packaging. See the last note at the wiki page.

[holyjak]

There is now https://github.com/babashka/babashka/wiki/Self-contained-executable#uberjar