Re: [Java-readline-users] java readline on windows

[Craig M. <cr...@eb...>]

Hi Bernhard,

>Hi Craig,
>
>the JavaGetline.dll in the contrib-directory is only created with cygwin, it 
>should run without it. Can you reproduce your problem from a "normal" 
>DOS-prompt (to be honest: I have not yet worked with XP, so I don't know if 
>it still has a DOS-prompt).
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I get the same result when  I run it from a DOS prompt. Looks like we'll 
need a new dll for XP.

Craig.

>It might be possible that the DLL does not run under XP (the Visual C++ 
>compiler is rather old). I have not yet managed to create a working DLL with 
>cygwin, it should be possible but I can't figure out how.
>
>Bernhard
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>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm trying to get libreadline-java-0.8.0 working on windows XP (pro)
>>under cygwin. Unfortunately the JVM refuses to load JavaGetline.dll no
>>matter where I install it. I've tried putting it in  the current working
>>directory, c:/WINDOWS and c:/WINDOWS/system32. Although the JVM can see
>>it in all locations it fails to load it with the same error message
>>"java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: ... JavaGetline.dll: Invalid access to
>>memory location."
>>
>>Example error message generated by ReadlineTest program:
>>
>>[craig@acer:src]$ java -classpath ../libreadline-java.jar
>>test.ReadlineTest dummy Getline
>>java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: C:\WINDOWS\JavaGetline.dll: Invalid
>>access to memory location
>>        at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
>>        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:1560)
>>        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1485)
>>        at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:788)
>>        at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:834)
>>        at org.gnu.readline.Readline.load(Readline.java:133)
>>        at test.ReadlineTest.main(ReadlineTest.java:60)
>>
>>
>>JVM :
>>
>>[craig@acer:classes]$ which java
>>/cygdrive/c/j2sdk1.4.2/bin/java
>>
>>
>>Any idea how to make the jvm load the dll? Do I need an XP version, or a
>>version compiled to work with the 1.4.2 JVM? If so, is it possible to
>>compile the dll with cygwin's gcc rather than Visual C++ (I read
>>something about this topic in the mailing lists but wasn't sure what the
>>answer was)?
>>
>>Craig.
>>
>>
>>
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