Calling native code

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What is the procedure for triggering a C program from Java code? I believe it's something to do with using 'native' but I'm unsure what happens next. For example, if I had a simple C program called paul.cpp, what is the least amount of code I'd need to call it from Java?
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The tutorial:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/native1.1/concepts/index.html

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