Received: from SOUTH-STATION-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po7.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA27841; Wed, 20 Dec 95 14:21:42 EST Received: from liquor.cabi.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA11761; Wed, 20 Dec 95 14:21:41 EST Received: (from listadm@localhost) by liquor.cabi.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) id NAA04267; Wed, 20 Dec 1995 13:25:02 -0500 Resent-Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 13:25:02 -0500 Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 10:23:41 -0800 (PST) From: Paul Phillips To: Dave Dittrich Cc: java-linux@java.blackdown.org Subject: Re: native methods on Linux? In-Reply-To: <9512201804.AA09016@red3.cac.washington.edu> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Resent-Message-Id: <"R6E-w3.0.-11.eI5sm"@liquor> Resent-From: java-linux@java.blackdown.org X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/770 X-Loop: java-linux@java.blackdown.org Precedence: list Resent-Sender: java-linux-request@java.blackdown.org On Wed, 20 Dec 1995, Dave Dittrich wrote: > There are no such things as "native" methods with Java. What are you talking about? Here's a clip from the progGuide. A native method is a Java method (either an instance method or a class method) whose implementation is written in another programming language such as C. The lessons in this trail show you how to integrate native methods into your Java classes. > Get a copy of the Java spec (from http://java.sun.com) and it will > tell you all the specifics. Java was designed such that there is > nothing that will vary from platform to platform. I suggest you take your own advice. -PSP