Hi INXS,
You can happily compile classes containing native methods providing that they are correctly declared. The external libraries only need to be loaded if and when you want to
run the code in the native method.
Hope that clarifies for you.
Jules
P.S. Are you Michael Hutchence reincarnated as a Java programmer?
You're likely to get refused service by the bartender, or arrested by a sheriff, for failing to comply with the naming policy.