Using Java / JNI on Cygwin

Question

I am entering into Java world just now. I am facing problem when I try to compile sample program for Calling C from Java.

I wanted to try the sample code for JNI (W

Answer 1

I couldn't get JNI to work with Cygwin's g++ -- that induces a dependency on cygwin1.dll, which clashes with the JNI mechanism, causing a crash. The -mno-cygwin flag is no longer supported. But using /bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++.exe fixed the problem for me.