how to build libgcj.dll?

Thu Dec 13 15:43:00 GMT 2007

Aamir Yaseen wrote:
> Thanks Trudel for quick reply,
>> I am using gcj (GCC) 4.3.0 20061204 (experimental). by using this I am 
> getting this exception.
> any other version can u suggest please?

Actually, the change I meant was done in 4.2 if I remember right. Looks 
like a regression or at least like they changed it back...
> >> add the message bundles explicitly to the compilation
> Can u please help me in syntax how an i add the message bundles 
> explicitly to the compilation ? Command?

Poor Google... Nothing to do today...
Well, do something like:
ar x libgcj.a # extracts a lot of objects
gcj yourstuff messagebundles-something.o
Hope that helps
Marco
> I am using following command to create .exe for my application
> gcj --main=com.edb.edbplus -Djava.library.path=.\lib -oedbplus.exe -s 
> -O2 -I%PWD%\lib\edb-jdbc14.jar @%SOURCES_LST%
>>> Regards,
> *Aamir Yaseen*
>>> On Dec 13, 2007 8:11 PM, Marco Trudel < marco@mtsystems.ch 
> <mailto:marco@mtsystems.ch>> wrote:
>> Aamir Yaseen wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am newbie to gcc/gcj world.
> >
> > I am able to build my application exe using gcj but application
> is throwing
> > following exception when executed
> >
> >
> > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
> > at java.lang.Class.initializeClass(edbplus.exe)
> > at gnu.java.util.regex.RE.getLocalizedMessage(edbplus.exe)
> > at gnu.java.util.regex.RESyntax.<clinit>(edbplus.exe)
> > at java.lang.Class.initializeClass (edbplus.exe)
> > at java.util.regex.Pattern.<init>(edbplus.exe)
> > at java.util.regex.Pattern.compile(edbplus.exe)
> > at java.util.regex.Pattern.compile(edbplus.exe)
> > at java.lang.String.split (edbplus.exe)
> > at com.edb.Settings.connectDB(edbplus.exe)
> > at com.edb.edbplus.main(edbplus.exe)
> > Caused by: java.util.MissingResourceException: Bundle
> > gnu/java/util/regex/MessagesBundle not found
> > at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle(edbplus.exe)
> > at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle(edbplus.exe)
> > at gnu.java.util.regex.RE.<clinit>(edbplus.exe)
> > at java.lang.Class.initializeClass (edbplus.exe)
> > ...9 more
>> This is a known issue with static linking (asking google will give you
> good results). In newer GCJ revisions, you only need the MessageBundles
> if you have errors in your regular expression.
> So, you can either update to a newer GCJ or add the message bundles
> explicitly to the compilation (they are in libgcj.a, you can extract
> them using "ar").
>>> Marco
>> > This exception can be emilinated after addding libgcj.jar in
> classpath.
> >
> > But i would like to create Executable inependent of any jar file
> so is there
> > any way i can avoid this libgcj dependency or I can create
> libgcj.dll to be
> > shipped with application instead of libgcj.jar ?
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Aamir Yaseen
> >
>