Compile JInput on ARM - java

I have a Raspberry Pi 2, and an arduino pro micro set up as a Joystick. On the Pi i have a java application that runs well on a PC with both Linux and Windows with the arduino joystick connected. But as soon as I start running the program on the pi I get an error message like:
`Failed to load library:" /libjinput-linux64.so: /libjinput-linux64.so`
After some googling around i find that the problem is that the Jinput library is not compiled to run on ARM processors:
JInput on RaspberryPi
So far so good, but this far I could not find a solution as to how I get the .so file compiled to run on the arm processor. I guess it is somewhat trivial for someone with the knowledge, since the file is easily decompiled and the project is open source.
But I have been stuck at this stage for the last 1½ month. Any help as to how to compile it where to find the files that are to be compiled and such, or alternatively finding an already compiled file for the raspberry pi 2 would be helpful.

Not a direct answer about how to compile JNI libraries, but there appears to be a pre-compiled version available on Raspbian:
> apt search jinput
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
libjinput-java/stable 20100502+dfsg-7 all
Java Game Controller API
libjinput-java-doc/stable 20100502+dfsg-7 all
Java Game Controller API (javadoc)
libjinput-jni/stable 20100502+dfsg-7 armhf
Java Game Controller API (jni)
So the solution may be to just apt install libjinput-java; this will probably include the -jni package as a dependency (see here).

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Is there a possibility to run a jar file within an android application with another jdk?

Im new to app development and was wondering if it would be possible to include another jdk. For example java 17 and run a jar that needs to be run in this exact version? I think termux has an api that you may use for these purposes but is there another possibility? These jars are only console based and without any gui.
I first tried to use the jar as a android library inside the app, which did not work since it was compiled in java version 17. I tried decompiling the jar and recompiling it with the version I was using. The problem is that all the libraries used are on other versions than I need them to be and so I could not recompile it. I also thought about writing the application in c# but I am not used to it at all, which would throw many new problems that I would be willing to take if it would be a possibility to work out my project.
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A: No.
Android loads code from ".dex" files not ".class" files.
The ".class" files would need to be translated using dx.
The Android dx command doesn't understand Java 17 ".class" file format.
Also the code in the JAR is likely to depend on classes in the Java SE class library that the Android doesn't provide.
Q: What about running it in a separate Android VM?
A: No.
An Android VM requires ".dex" files; see above.
Also, the Java SE class library issue; see above.
Q: What about launching an OpenJDK or Oracle Java 17 JVM on the Android device to run the JAR?
A: In theory Yes, but in practice No. As far as I am aware, there is no port of OpenJDK Java SE to the Android OS platform.
Q: What about using Termux?
A: OK ... that might work. See Is it possible to install the JDK on an android device?.
I have no experience with this, and don't know what problems you may run into doing this. But I suspect that you wouldn't be able to distribute something that relies on Termux via the Google Playstore.
Another option is to download the source code1 for the application and try to build it in your Android dev environment
If the code uses Java classes / packages / libraries that are not available for Android, recode the relevant parts of the application to use Android equivalents instead.
Ditto if the code uses Java language features that are not yet supported in Android Java.
It probably won't be easy. It may turn out to be impractical.
1 - You said in a comment that the code your are trying to use is "open source". So the "download source and build it" option is available to you. I'm puzzled why you tried to decompile and recompile it instead ...

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I'm using ImageJ for image processing for a class, and I've been creating small plugins for a few weeks. It's been frustrating for me because I never saw any java error messages, such as syntax error on line 3 blah blah. When my plugins don't compile (due to some compile time error), all I see is "class not found", or if a plugin had compiled in the past and there is a class file available it will run the old compiled version and not give me any error.
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I recently got a Raspberry Pi 2 and have been trying to get a program using Java/Java 3D that I've used before on the previous Model B to run on it.
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I've copied the following files into a lib folder:
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vecmath.jar
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Rather use JMonkeyEngine 3, LibGDX or JogAmp's Ardor3D Continuation with its JOGL renderer. The two first ones work with the Raspberry Pi for sure, the last one still needs some work.
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