Rebased and cleaned up all the changes and modified based on PR#157

DEPENDENCIES

@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ The following libraries ARE required WHEN :
 
     JSON-C is distributed under Expat License.
 
+  5) JNI (Java Native Interface) support is used
+
+      BOTH runtime AND development components required.
+
+      One of the following:
+
+    o Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or later
+      https://openjdk.java.net/
+
+      The JDK is distributed under various open-source licenses depending on the vendor and version. Common licenses include the GNU General Public License (GPL) and the Oracle Binary Code License Agreement.
+
+      To enable JNI support, ensure that the JDK is installed on your system, and set the appropriate environment variables (e.g., JAVA_HOME) to point to the JDK installation directory.
 
 See HACKING if you wish to hack the GnuCOBOL source or build directly
 from version control as this includes the list of additional tools

DEPENDENCIES.md

@@ -119,3 +119,13 @@ Support for GENERATE JSON is provided by *one* of the following:
 
     JSON-C is distributed under Expat License.
 
+JNI Support
+------------
+
+Support for JNI (Java Native Interface) is provided by:
+
+* [Java Development Kit (JDK)](https://openjdk.java.net/) 8 or later.
+
+    The JDK is distributed under various open-source licenses depending on the vendor and version. Common licenses include the GNU General Public License (GPL) and the Oracle Binary Code License Agreement.
+
+To enable JNI support, ensure that the JDK is installed on your system, and set the appropriate environment variables (e.g., JAVA_HOME) to point to the JDK installation directory.