It might be a good idea to install the ++ plugin for Eclipse. Then Java development and porting of C and C== libraries can be done with the same IDE. I'm not sure how the plugin wil work with Gnu autotools, but if it has a standare make there should be no problem. John -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities