Re: packaged/unpackaged JNI access

[Cédric Berger <cedric at berger dot to>]

Heitzso wrote:
> > > The gotcha is although Quadmore provides the jni C source
> > > code it must be compiled with a purchased Microsoft
> > > C++ compiler in order to pick up the proprietary headers
> > > provied by the $ version.
> > >
> > > I can buy Visual C++ .Net 2003 for $60 or so and will
> > > do that in a few minutes if I cannot sort out how to
> > > get around this problem some other way.
> >
> >
> > Are you sure you cannot just use the free VC toolkit 2003?
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/
>
> I checked the description of the VC toolkit and I don't believe
> it is sufficient.  According to Quadmore web page the freely
> downloaded C/C++ compilers do not provide key headers.
> The free toolkit's description does not mention the header
> file sets noted as necessary by Quadmore.

Ok. You might find them in the (free) SDK package.

> Thanks, though.
> I'll just buy the $60 package to move forward, get the job
> done, etc.

Just be warned that the low-end version of VC++ 2003 does not
contain an optimizing compiler, but the solution is easy: just
remove the binaries that comes with VC++ 2003 and replace them
with the VC toolkit binaries!

Cedric