compile against library needs classes?!

Thu Sep 11 14:32:00 GMT 2003

Christian Stuellenberg writes:
 > >>>>> "Christian" == Christian Stuellenberg <gcj@stuellenberg.de> writes:
 > >>>>> "Bryce" == Bryce McKinlay <bryce@mckinlay.net.nz> writes:
 > Hello,
 > 
 > Christian> How is it possible to compile a native executable with
 > Christian> gcj from a .java file with an reference to another (but
 > Christian> already compiled as an DSO/static lib) Java class?
 > Bryce> You need the class file for that class. GCJ needs it to
 > Bryce> determine type information for the classes you reference in
 > Bryce> your code. Just as you need header files to compile against
 > Bryce> a C library, you need class files to compile against a Java
 > Bryce> library.
 > 
 > Ok, this makes sense to me.
 > Can't I use 
 > 
 > 
 > and take this generated HW_lib.h as header for the Java library?
No. Only the C++ compiler can read C++ source.
 > (If not, for what purposes can I use gcjh? "Only" JNI, CNI?)
Right.
Andrew.