Is JNI (Java Native Interface) Known to Work in Both Directions on FreeBSD (to invoke the JVM from native software)?

[Greg Lewis]

On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 06:36:11AM +0000, Rod wrote:
> I'm running this under a clean install of 7-Release I386:
> 
> # uname -a
> FreeBSD  7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Sun Feb 24 19:59:52 UTC
> 2008     root at logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386
> 
> I was getting the same result on my existing installation, so in case it was
> some mix-up with libraries I tried new installations of 7-Release and also
> PCBSD-1.5 (based on 6.3), both with the same result.
> 
> I've tried Java 1.6 built from ports (usr/ports/java/jdk16)
> 
> # java -version
> java version "1.6.0_03-p3"
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build
> 1.6.0_03-p3-root_16_feb_2008_09_59-b00)
> Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_03-p3-root_16_feb_2008_09_59-b00,
> mixed mode)

So why is the build date from the JDK earlier than the build date of your
kernel?  That makes me suspicious about it being something to do with
removal of the KSE syscalls.

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