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How to fix Java 15 JNI "UnsatisfiedLinkError: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed"

I have found other posts of people having this exact error, but not one thus far has had a solution that worked for me. For reference, here are the things I have found:
https://community.oracle.com/tech/developers/discussion/2233828/jni-link-error-a-dynamic-link-library-dll-initialization-routine-failed
JNI UnsatisfiedLinkError: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed
https://www.debugcn.com/en/article/5175409.html
https://coderanch.com/t/132356/engineering/java-lang-UnsatisfiedLinkError
Either their solution was not relevant to my particular scenario, or it did not fix the issue for me.
Everything is being compiled on the command line with a Windows 10 computer and using GCC (gcc-5.1.0-tdm64-1-c++) for compiling the C++ portions into a .dll, and JDK 15.0.1's javac tool. There are three relevant files here, one being the header file derived from the java file.
Main.java:
public class Main {
static {
System.load("C:\\Users\\17659\\Documents\\Programming\\C++ & Java - JNI Tests\\library.dll");
//System.loadLibrary("library");
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Main().outputText();
}
private native void outputText();
}
Main.h:
/* DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - it is machine generated */
#include <jni.h>
/* Header for class Main */
#ifndef _Included_Main
#define _Included_Main
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/*
* Class: Main
* Method: outputText
* Signature: ()V
*/
JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_Main_outputText
(JNIEnv *, jobject);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif
Library.cpp:
#include <iostream>
#include "Main.h"
JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_Main_outputText(JNIEnv * a, jobject b)
{
std::cout << "testing";
}
They are contained all within the folder with the absolute path of C:\Users\17659\Documents\Programming\C++ & Java - JNI Tests. With a command prompt set to that as the current directory, I run the following commands in order:
g++ -c -o Library.o -I"C:\Users\17659\Documents\jdk-15.0.1\include" -I"C:\Users\17659\Documents\jdk-15.0.1\include\win32" Library.cpp
g++ -shared -o library.dll Library.o
javac Main.java
java Main
Despite the multiple things I have tried, I always get this same error:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: C:\Users\17659\Documents\Programming\C++ & Java - JNI Tests\library.dll: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries.load(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries$NativeLibraryImpl.open(NativeLibraries.java:383)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries.loadLibrary(NativeLibraries.java:227)
at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.NativeLibraries.loadLibrary(NativeLibraries.java:169)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:2407)
at java.base/java.lang.Runtime.load0(Runtime.java:747)
at java.base/java.lang.System.load(System.java:1857)
at Main.<clinit>(Main.java:3)
I have used nm on the resulting .dll to make sure the name of the function is correct, and it does seem to be exactly as it should.
The entire point of this little project of mine is to figure out how JNI works, since I have a plan to write a small portion of a program in C++. The rest of the program though would work best in Java (for me). I do not know what I need to do to get this program to work, I have spent approximately 2 hours of googling and fiddling attempting to get it to function. This is on a 64-bit OS. How can I make this program run and print out the very little amount of text I would like it to print out?
Update: As per #JornVernee removing the line #include <iostream> and replacing the std::cout with a printf() to write to the console did actually work. So my question now becomes this: why does including a standard C++ header cause an error?

Well, #JornVernee effectively nailed the issue right on the head. It was a mismatch between the standard library I had for C++ and the one being loaded. I changed the version of GCC I was using to a more up-to-date version, recompiled the entire project, and the program works now.

Persistent UnsatisfiedLinkError while running Java invoking native .so on Linux

I'm trying to get a small/sample Java application, which invokes native C++ code using JNI calls, running on Linux.
I use Eclipse to build, configure the environment and run the application.
I have divided the "overall" project in 2 separate Eclipse projects: 1 Java project and 1 C++ project, containing the native code.
Eclipse project view
The Java part consists of:
1: a "main" class, from which an "adapter" class is invoked to load the .so library and call the native interface/C++ methods
2: an "adapter" class, containing the native method declarations
public class Java_Main_For_So_Kickoff {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
System.out.println("Hello from Java main!");
Native_Cpp_Adapter adapter = new Native_Cpp_Adapter();
adapter.locSetProperty();
adapter.locLoadLib();
adapter.sayHello();
adapter.test_Kickoff_So_For_Print();
}
}
public class Native_Cpp_Adapter {
public native void test_Kickoff_So_For_Print();
public void locSetProperty() {
"/home/adminuser/workspace_Unit_Test_Java_Cpp/Unit_Test_Cpp/Debug");
String libPathProp = System.getProperty("java.library.path");
System.out.println("lib path set:" + libPathProp);
}
public void locLoadLib() {
System.setProperty("java.library.path",
"//home//adminuser//workspace_Unit_Test_Java_Cpp//Unit_Test_Cpp//Debug//");
String libPathProp = System.getProperty("java.library.path");
String soLibName = "libUnit_Test_Cpp.so";
String soLibWithPath = libPathProp.concat(soLibName);
System.out.println("lib path set for loading:" + libPathProp);
System.load(soLibWithPath);
System.out.println("library loaded");
}
public void sayHello() {
System.out.println("Hello from JNI Adapter (Java part)");
}
}
The C++ part consists of:
1: a *.h file, generated with javah, containing the native method definition
2: a *.cpp file, containing the C++ implementation of the native methods
Both very rudimentary, only meant to sanity-test the JNI environment setup. Added this, omitted that in the original post for this issue.
.h file: Native_Cpp_adapter.h
/*
* Native_Cpp_Adapter.h
*
* Created on: Aug 23, 2017
* Author: adminuser
*/
#ifndef SRC_NATIVE_CPP_ADAPTER_H_
#define SRC_NATIVE_CPP_ADAPTER_H_
/* DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - it is machine generated */
#include <jni.h>
/* Header for class Native_Cpp_Adapter */
#ifndef _Included_Native_Cpp_Adapter
#define _Included_Native_Cpp_Adapter
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_Native_Cpp_Adapter_test_Kickoff_So_For_Print
(JNIEnv *, jobject);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif
#endif /* SRC_NATIVE_CPP_ADAPTER_H_ */
.cpp file: Native_Cpp_Adapter.cpp
#include "jni.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_Native_Cpp_Adapter_test_Kickoff_So_For_Print
(JNIEnv *, jobject)
{
cout << "Correct kickoff of Native JNI method nr. 1";
return;
}
From the C++ project an .so is built, including jni.h and jni_md.h. for the Java project, the resulting .so is included as external library in the Java build path and added as VM argument "java.library.path" in the run configuration (for the applicable Java project/main class).
First, the .so is built from the C++ project: this results in an .so binary in the C++ project folder within the common workspace.
The the Java build is performed. Thereafter the Java program is run invoking the project's main class.
Result: the .so appears to be loaded, but thereafter the process is aborted with an (very persistent) "UnsatisfiedLinkError".
For what I understand, this error is thrown if the Java Virtual Machine cannot find an appropriate native-language definition of a method declared native.
This sounds like the native method definition (C++ side) is not compliant with the native method declaration on the Java-side.
But the C++ definitions are as far as I see/know entirely compliant with the native method declaration in Java, and with the applicable native method naming conventions.
For me, it appears that all building/configuration options are exhausted - does anyone have a suggestion what might be the cause, and to solve this?

It looks like name of your native method is not valid. Make sure to properly escape _ . _ is used to separate packages in native methods. You need to follow naming convention:
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/jni/spec/design.html#resolving_native_method_names
If you have "_" in method name, you need to escape it with "_1" in native code.
Example. For method in Java:
public static native void display_Message();
you need:
JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_recipeNo001_HelloWorld_display_1Message
(JNIEnv *, jclass);
Note "_1" that is between "display" and "Message".
Source taken (and slightly modified) from here: http://jnicookbook.owsiak.org/recipe-No-001/
Update
Where should you pay attention:
If everything else fails, make sure to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH before running Eclipse. This will give you some insight whether Eclipse plays nasty or something else is broken
Make sure to pass java.library.path using "-D" while starting your code. You can set it in Debug configuration as JVM arguments
Sometimes, it might be tricky, and it may turn out that your lib doesn't contain symbol at all. You can check it using nm
nm libSomeLibFile.so
You can also set native code location inside project's Properties configuration in Eclipse
Update. I have slightly simplified your code to make it easier to check what is wrong. I suggest you to remove "_" from class names as well as they are again mixed up in native code.
Take a look here:
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
System.out.println("Hello from Java main!");
NativeCppAdapter adapter = new NativeCppAdapter();
adapter.locLoadLib();
adapter.testKickoffSoForPrint();
}
}
Native Adapter class
public class NativeCppAdapter {
public native void testKickoffSoForPrint();
public void locLoadLib() {
String soLibName = "/tmp/libNativeCppAdapter.so";
System.load(soLibName);
}
}
C++ code (pay attention to C export - it has impact on function name !)
#include "jni.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/*
* Class: NativeCppAdapter
* Method: testKickoffSoForPrint
* Signature: ()V
*/
JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_NativeCppAdapter_testKickoffSoForPrint
(JNIEnv *, jobject) {
cout << "Correct kickoff of Native JNI method nr. 1";
return;
}
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
Compile code and Java
> javac *.java
> c++ -g -shared -fpic -I${JAVA_HOME}/include \
-I${JAVA_HOME}/include/darwin \
NativeCppAdapter.cpp \
-o /tmp/libNativeCppAdapter.so
> java -cp . Main
Hello from Java main!
Correct kickoff of Native JNI method nr. 1
Just few more remarks
If you compile code without
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
...
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
your symbols inside library will be incorrect (not what JVM expects).
Another thing is. If you use "loadLibrary" you have to make sure that file name is in the form: libSomeName.so and you load file via System.loadLibrary("SomeName"); - and you have to make sure that either java.library.path or LD_LIBRARY_PATH point to the file. If you use System.load, on the other hand, you don't have to make any assumptions regarding name. Just make sure you provide full path to file. For example: /tmp/someFileWithMyLib

JNI UnsatisfiedLinkError without wrong method names and with library path specified

I'm trying to work build my very first JNI application, following this tutorial: https://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/ehchua/programming/java/JavaNativeInterface.html
Problem Summary: While running my application, I get an java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError error.
First I wrote the Class HelloJNI.java:
public class HelloJNI {
static {
System.loadLibrary("hello"); // Load native library at runtime
// hello.dll (Windows) or libhello.so (Unixes)
}
// Declare a native method sayHello() that receives nothing and returns void
private native void sayHello();
// Test Driver
public static void main(String[] args) {
new HelloJNI().sayHello(); // invoke the native method
}
}
This class I compiled with:
javac HelloJNI.java
Next I ran javah HelloJNI
This produced the following file HelloJNI.h:
/* DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - it is machine generated */
#include <jni.h>
/* Header for class HelloJNI */
#ifndef _Included_HelloJNI
#define _Included_HelloJNI
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/*
* Class: HelloJNI
* Method: sayHello
* Signature: ()V
*/
JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_HelloJNI_sayHello
(JNIEnv *, jobject);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif
Next I implemented HelloJNI.c:
#include <jni.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "HelloJNI.h"
// Implementation of native method sayHello() of HelloJNI class
JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_HelloJNI_sayHello(JNIEnv *env, jobject thisObj) {
printf("Hello World!\n");
return;
}
Finally I compiled the c class:
gcc -I"/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/include" -I"/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/include/linux" -c -Wall -Werror -fpic HelloJNI.c
gcc -shared -o hello.so HelloJNI.o
This produces the files hello.so and HelloJNI.o. Next I try to run the code:
java -Djava.library.path=. HelloJNI
This produces the error:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no hello in java.library.path
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1864)
at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:870)
at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:1122)
at HelloJNI.(HelloJNI.java:3)
This seems to be the most common JNI error on the internet... My method names seem to be correct. I also ran:
nm hello.so | grep say
This gives me: 00000000000006b0 T Java_HelloJNI_sayHello which seems to be correct, i.e. the compiler didn't add additional characters. I simply ran out of ideas of things I could try. Any suggestions?
My OS: Linux Mint 13, GCC version 4.7.3, java version 1.8.0_60
==========UPDATE===============
When I replace System.loadLibrary("hello"); by System.load("/usr0/home/jkinable/workspace/javaIDEA/jnitest/hello.so"); my HelloWorld example works! However, I don't want to use an absolute path so I'm still looking for a way to use System.loadLibrary("hello"); instead? Any suggestions? I've also tried running on a different linux system, but I get the same issue.

It turns out that the problem is due to some naming convention on unix/linux platforms! When using:
System.loadLibrary("hello");
the file should not be named hello.so! Instead, the name should be libhello.so. On Windows, use hello.dll. I'm surprised that this issue is not mentioned in IBM's JNI tutorial: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/tutorials/j-jni/j-jni.html
I'm not sure what the rationality behind this issue is. Why would you load a library "hello" which should be named libhello.so on your filesystem (instead of hello.so)?

Load JNI Ubuntu Fails

I am trying to load the JNI library and run the below program but I am getting the below error
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no JNIDemo
in java.library.path
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1865)
at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:870)
at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:1122)
at demo.JNIWrapper.<clinit>(JNIWrapper.java:10)
Below are my Java,C,command
Step1:Java Code :Present in a Eclipse Project at Path (/documents/JNIDemoProject/src/main/java/demo)
package demo;
public class JNIWrapper {
static{
//System.load("/home/arpit/Documents/JNI/libJNIDemo.so");
System.loadLibrary("JNIDemo");
}
public native int multiply(int a,int b);
public static void main(String args[]){
try{
JNIWrapper jni=new JNIWrapper();
int result=jni.multiply(7, 8);
System.out.println("Result is "+result);
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Step 2:A .h file named demo_JNIWrapper was created (Note name is demo_JNIWrapper as I had to run the javah command from /documents/JNIDemoProject/src/main/java)
/* DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - it is machine generated */
#include <jni.h>
/* Header for class demo_JNIWrapper */
#ifndef _Included_demo_JNIWrapper
#define _Included_demo_JNIWrapper
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/*
* Class: demo_JNIWrapper
* Method: multiply
* Signature: (II)I
*/
JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_demo_JNIWrapper_multiply
(JNIEnv *, jobject, jint, jint);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif
Step 3:
I create a C file
#include<stdio.h>
#include <jni.h>
#include "demo_JNIWrapper.h"
JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_demo_JNIWrapper_multiply
(JNIEnv *env, jobject jobj, jint a, jint b){
int result=a*b;
return result;
}
Step 4:
I create the lib file named libJNIDemo.so
Step 5:
All the three files(libJNIDemo.so,demo_JNIWrapper.h,HelloJNI.c) are located at the folder /users/documents/JNI
Step 6:
I export it into lib path
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/users/documents/JNI"
Step7:
When I run the java program it gives me the above error .
POINT TO NOTE:
My program runs fine when I load the libJniDemo.so file directly with the path
static{
System.load("/users/documents/JNI/libJNIDemo.so");
//System.loadLibrary("JNIDemo");
}
Can anyone please suggest

Java uses dlopen() on Linux (and other Unix or Unix-like operating systems) to find native libraries. From the Linux dlopen() man page:
If filename is NULL, then the returned handle is for the main
program. If filename contains a slash ("/"), then it is interpreted
as a (relative or absolute) pathname. Otherwise, the dynamic linker
searches for the object as follows (see ld.so(8) for further
details):
o (ELF only) If the executable file for the calling program
contains a DT_RPATH tag, and does not contain a DT_RUNPATH tag,
then the directories listed in the DT_RPATH tag are searched.
o If, at the time that the program was started, the environment
variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH was defined to contain a colon-separated
list of directories, then these are searched. (As a security
measure, this variable is ignored for set-user-ID and set-group-
ID programs.)
o (ELF only) If the executable file for the calling program
contains a DT_RUNPATH tag, then the directories listed in that
tag are searched.
o The cache file /etc/ld.so.cache (maintained by ldconfig(8)) is
checked to see whether it contains an entry for filename.
o The directories /lib and /usr/lib are searched (in that order).
If you can, run your Java process under strace, trace open calls, and see where the JVM is looking for your native library, and exactly what it's looking for.
Given knowing how dlopen() work, and the information from strace, you should be able to determine exactly what's happening.
One thing to be aware of: you may be creating a 64-bit native library but running a 32-bit JVM.

JNI error while calling a C subroutine

I want to call a C subroutine from Java. I'm using JNI. I have created the .java, .c, and .h files, and compiled a DLL. All the files are in the same folder. But when I run the program, it shows an unsatisfiedlinkError. Where am I going wrong...?
As I am learning JNI, the source code I used is the one from: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/tutorials/j-jni/section2.html and things I have already tried:
Create a dll using Code::Blocks(ide) and GCC as the compiler
Create dll using GCC from command line (Ref. http://sig9.com/node/35 )
I am using Win7 32 bit, and I guess all the methods above generate 32-bit DLLs
All the solutions I found for creating a DLL (shared library) are for MS VC/VCPP and I don't have that on my machine right now.
Where is the problem? DLL files are being generated without any exception, but when I run the Java code, it throws the exception.
PS: If there is any theoretical examples that explains how JNI works and what actually it does, then kindly share the link...
The message or exception being thrown:
c:\myjava1>java Sample1
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Sample1.intMethod(I)I
at Sample1.intMethod(Native Method)
at Sample1.main(Sample1.java:11)
At the end of the day after creating dll file lots of times,I am pretty sure that there is possibly no issue with it ,something is wrong with the path ...I have changed the loadlibrary method with load method ,but still no luck,.....
as suggested by a MOD:
I have been discussing about this question on the post:JNI error while calling a C subroutine ,I am posting all the codes here as the comments have limited characters... Sample1.c
#include "jni.h"
#include"Sample_Sample1.h"
JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_Sample_Sample1_test(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj){
return(1);
}
void main(){}
Sample1.java
package Sample;
public class Sample1
{
public native int test();
static{
System.loadLibrary("Sample1");
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Sample1 sample = new Sample1();
System.out.println(sample.test());
}
}
Sample_Sample1.h(generated using javah -jni command)
/* DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - it is machine generated */
#include "jni.h"
/* Header for class Sample_Sample1 */
#ifndef _Included_Sample_Sample1
#define _Included_Sample_Sample1
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/*
* Class: Sample_Sample1
* Method: test
* Signature: ()I
*/
JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_Sample_Sample1_test
(JNIEnv *, jobject);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif
Can anyone guide me where the issue is?In earlier post I mentioned that the code I am using is the one from tutorials ,but to simplyfy the things I have changed the codes ...While using **java Sample.Sample1" i am getting:
c:\myjava1>java Sample.Sample1
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Sample.Sample1.test()I
at Sample.Sample1.test(Native Method)
at Sample.Sample1.main(Sample1.java:12)

You need to have your library explicitly set on your path.
It may be the case that the flags you are using there aren't quite right. Try this:
gcc -Wall -D_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_ -Wl,--kill-at \
-I[Java_HOME]/include -I[Java_HOME]/include/win32 \
-shared -o Sample1.dll Sample1.c
From MinGW GCC site.

Have you checked your DLL by calling it from a stub C++ application? Pay particular attention to the exact name (including capitalisation) of the method(s) you are calling.
The Javadoc for UnsatisfiedLinkError says "Thrown if the Java Virtual Machine cannot find an appropriate native-language definition of a method declared native." That probably means either that the name is misspelled or your DLL is not where the JVM is expecting to find it.

Finally solved the problem using System.load() method, System.loadLibrary() Still doesn't work for me...it keeps on giving the same exception, And the I think the issue was with the .dll Thanks to all of you who supported and responded...

After spending 2hrs and analysing the code. Problem is with .dll/.so compilation. Below command works for me:
g++ -dynamiclib HelloJni.cpp -I /usr/include/ -I /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64/include/ -I /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64/include/linux/ -shared -o libHelloJni.so
or
g++ -dynamiclib HelloJni.cpp -I /usr/include/ -I $JAVA_HOME/include/ -I $JAVA_HOME/include/linux/ -shared -o libHelloJni.so
Above command is for linux. In case of Windows, change
[Java_HOME]/include/linux/ ---> [Java_HOME]/include/win/
Mac:
$Java_HOME/include/linux/ ---> $Java_HOME/include/darwin/