libltdl and _Jv_FindSymbolInExecutable

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Mike" == Mike Pelley <mike@solidum.com> writes:

Mike> Is it possible to reference external c libraries from java
Mike> programs compiled with a cross gcc compiler?

If you mean via System.loadLibrary, then the answer is no, not right
now.

Mike> Why doesn't libltdl get built when cross compiling?

Licensing.  Right now cross-compilation assumes you are targetting an
embedded system.  libltdl is LGPL, which probably isn't what embedded
developers want.

We should really not use libltdl at all and instead just write our
own dlopen portability layer.

Tom