Hi, I am using the JNI invocation API in a C (not C++) application. Calling java methods works. But when the program calls exit() it hangs in __syscall_sigsuspend(). All threads (native ones, creates by the JVM after JNI_CreateJavaVM()) remain in the process list. This is the stack of the main thread: (gdb) bt #0 0x4017af74 in __syscall_sigsuspend () #1 0x4019f4cc in __DTOR_END__ () #2 0x4010061d in pthread_exit_process (retcode=0, arg=0x0) at restart.h:32 #3 0x401256aa in exit (status=0) at exit.c:52 #4 ... I think this in not a problem of my application, as the same effect occurs with appletviewer: $ rm -rf $HOME/.hotjava $ appletviewer & # the licence window appears # press [accept] button (nothing happens) # press it again (window disappears) # appletviewer ends with a usage message $ ps # lists 9 threads 27370 p8 S 0:00 sh /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/appletviewer 27390 p8 S 0:00 /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java sun/applet 27391 p8 S 0:00 /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java sun/applet 27392 p8 S N 0:00 /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java sun/applet 27393 p8 S 0:00 /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java sun/applet 27394 p8 S 0:00 /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java sun/applet 27395 p8 S N 0:00 /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java sun/applet 27396 p8 S N 0:00 /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java sun/applet 27397 p8 S 0:00 /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java sun/applet 27398 p8 S N 0:00 /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java sun/applet here are 2 of the stacks, all are similar to each other and to the stack of my program: $ gdb /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java (gdb) atta 27390 Attaching to program `/usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java', process 27390 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/java/bin/../lib/i686/native_threads/libjava.so... done. Reading symbols from /lib/libpthread.so.0...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libm.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libdl.so.2...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/java/bin/../lib/i686/native_threads/libawt.so... done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXp.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...done. Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_files.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_nis.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libnsl.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_dns.so.1...done. Reading symbols from /lib/libresolv.so.2...done. 0x40281f74 in __syscall_sigsuspend () (gdb) bt #0 0x40281f74 in __syscall_sigsuspend () #1 0x402a64cc in __DTOR_END__ () #2 0x40077bef in pthread_join (thread_id=1025, thread_return=0xbffff4c8) at restart.h:49 #3 0x4005c598 in java_main () at ../../../../src/genunix/java/native_threads/src/threads_md.c:1201 #4 0x8061dc6 in main (argc=2, argv=0xbffff5a4, envp=0xbffff5b0) at ../../../../src/genunix/java/javai/java.c:23 (gdb) deta Detaching from program: /usr/lib/java/bin/../bin/i686/native_threads/java proces s 27390 (gdb) atta 27392 (gdb) bt #0 0x40281f74 in __syscall_sigsuspend () #1 0x402a64cc in __DTOR_END__ () #2 0x40077383 in pthread_cond_wait (cond=0x81988bc, mutex=0x8198890) at restart.h:49 #3 0x4005c656 in condvarWait () at ../../../../src/genunix/java/native_threads/src/condvar_md.c:191 #4 0x4005b5c1 in sysMonitorWait () at ../../../../src/genunix/java/native_threads/src/monitor_md.c:128 #5 0x4005c1cb in WaitToDie () at ../../../../src/genunix/java/native_threads/src/threads_md.c:364 #6 0x40057c17 in thread_java_main () at ../../../../src/genunix/java/javai/javai.c:142 #7 0x4005c4d8 in java_start () at ../../../../src/genunix/java/native_threads/src/threads_md.c:1200 #8 0x40078106 in pthread_start_thread (arg=0xbf9ffea4) at manager.c:165 I am using DLD Distribution Version 4.17.0.4, blackdown jdk1.1.7v3, THREADS_FLAG=native, libc-2.0.7.so, ld-2.0.7.so, libpthread-0.7.so There is a warning from ldconfig -D: /lib/libpthread-0.7.so has inconsistent soname (libpthread.so.0), I don't know, if this can be ignored. Can anybody help me ? Regards Volker ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]