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From: Mike Murphree <w4lna@knology.net>
To: "Koster, K.J." <K.J.Koster@kpn.com>
Subject: Re: Ugrade from linux-jdk to native
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 06:38:31 -0600
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On Friday 01 March 2002 03:39 am, Koster, K.J. wrote:
> Dear Mike,
>
> > > > Good question.  Is there any reason to use native jdk instead
> > > > of the new version of the linux jdk?
> > >
> > > For most things it isn't. You'll need native for doing JNI
> > > stuff. Everything else works fine in the Linux JDK's.
> >
> > Along these lines, I have a Java program that works on both Windows
> > and Linux which uses libraries to perform serial I/O and I would
> > like to get it operating under FreeBSD.  Is this not possible under
> > the Linux emulation or do I need a native JDK to make it work?
>
> There is a JavaComm port or somesuch. Isn't that a library to conduct
> serial I/O from Java? It might have ports to all the platforms you need.

It does not.  Only Windows, Linux, and probably Solaris.

Web page for it is at:  http://www.qsl.net/n6lyt

Maybe there is a better way to provide the serial I/O function now?

Thanks,
Mike

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