> Cool we are really busy but really interested.
> We want to connect moose to java.... so what you are doing and also  
> johan is key for us.
>
> On Jun 7, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Joachim Geidel wrote:
>
>> I have made a preview release of JNIPort for Pharo/Squeak available  
>> on SqueakSource:
>>    http://www.squeaksource.com/JNIPort.html
>>
>> JNIPort is a Smalltalk  library which allows Java code to be  
>> invoked from Smalltalk. It acts as a bridge between the world of  
>> Smalltalk objects and a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) where Java code  
>> is executing.
>>
>> If you want to know what can be done with JNIPort, see
>>    http://philemonworks.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/google-api-access-from-smalltalk-using-jniport/
>> for an example.
>>
>> Installation instructions are on the Wiki at SqueakSource. See http://jniport.wikispaces.com/ 
>>  for more information about JNIPort.
>>
>> The current state of the Pharo/Squeak version of JNIPort (as of 7  
>> June 2010):
>> • Callbacks from Java to Smalltalk are not yet supported.
>> • In contrast to VisualWorks and Dolphin, JNIPort does not create  
>> ghost classes as wrappers for Java classes, but creates “real”  
>> classes which can be seen in the system browser. It also does not  
>> copy prototypes of CompiledMethods when a wrapper class or a Java  
>> class is created, because this causes VM failures in Pharo 1.0.  
>> Instead, methods are compiled from source code. This has a  
>> performance impact, of course.
>> • Another difference from the VisualWorks and Dolphin versions is  
>> that wrappers for Java methods without arguments don’t have  
>> selectors ending with an awkward “_null” suffix.
>> • JNIPort has been developed and tested with Pharo 1.0 on Mac OS X  
>> 10.6.3. If it works in Squeak and on other operating systems has  
>> yet to be tested.
>> • I have briefly tested JNIPort with Pharo 1.1 beta 11367, but  
>> this needed some manual modifications of Alien – without them Alien  
>> causes problems in Pharo 1.1.
>> • In Pharo 1.1, starting a JVM needs 11 seconds vs. 4 seconds in  
>> Pharo 1.0. I don’t know yet why.
>> • I don’t have a Metacello configuration yet.
>>
>> The next steps will be:
>> • Adding support for callbacks from Java to Smalltalk.
>> • Testing it on more platforms.
>> • Reorganization of the documentation on the JNIPort wiki, and  
>> addition of Pharo/Squeak specific documentation similar to the  
>> documentation for the VisualWorks version.
>> • Release of JNIPort 2.0 for VisualWorks and Pharo/Squeak when  
>> everything is stable. This will be after the release of Pharo 1.1.
>>
>> If it works in Squeak 4.1 or on Linux or Windows, please let me  
>> know, especially if you had to do something which might be worth  
>> mentioning in the installation instructions.
>>
>> Have fun with JNIPort, and let me know if it works!
>>
>> Joachim Geidel
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