How can I deploy a mixed C++/Java (JNI) application?

Question

tl;dr: C++ plugin needs to call Java .jar library. How to deploy this to users without too much headache?

I\'m writing a Qt plugin for a Qt applica

Answer 1

Since I can't figure out an equivalent to /DELAYLOAD on Linux (asked here: How can I make lazy/delay loading work in Linux?), I'm stuck using dlopen(). It's not as bad as I thought it would be -- I can use the technique described here: Alternatives to dlsym() and dlopen() in C++ . In fact, it seems like the jni.h header was designed for this approach. Probably what I should have done in the first place, on Windows too.