How to Include .so files as dependencies in a jar?

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Is there a recommended way , Where a project depends on a native library (*.so). Ideally want the native *.so be included in a UberJar/Fatjar. So other java projects can include this jar as a dependency and still work, without having to install the native libraries on all machines. If there are any example or leads i can follow would be great!

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As far as I know, there is no easy solution to packaging native code, as it must always be extracted into a directory before it is used. Some solutions such as One-JAR do this under the hood. I recommend to check out the gradle-one-jar plugin.

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Thanks Peter, Also what about doing JNI, java header tasks, for c++ packages ? Is there a plugin or feature i could use ?

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Please create a new topic and explain your requirements in detail.

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Thanks Peter: created one http://forums.gradle.org/gradle/topics/how_to_create_a_jni_task_in_gradle?rfm=1