=== modified file 'build.xml'
--- build.xml	2026-01-26 15:01:58 +0000
+++ build.xml	2026-02-26 05:45:37 +0000
@@ -1823,7 +1823,19 @@
           description="Compile the native shared library (to be called via JNI)" >
 
      <!-- make the sudo input appear on new line -->
-     <echo message="${line.separator}"/>
+     <echo message="SRCDIR=${src.home} and ${line.separator}"/>
+
+     <!-- Function to normalize path variables -->
+     <macrodef name="normalize-path">
+        <attribute name="input"/>
+        <attribute name="output"/>
+        <sequential>
+           <pathconvert property="@{output}" targetos="unix">
+              <path path="@{input}"/>
+           </pathconvert>
+        </sequential>
+     </macrodef>
+
      <!-- setup include and library path -->
      <condition property="native.jvm.incpath" value="${java.home}/../" else="${java.home}">
         <isset property="old.java.home"/>
@@ -1831,13 +1843,22 @@
      <condition property="native.jvm.libpath" value="${java.home}/lib/${os.arch}/server/" else="${java.home}/lib/server/" >
         <isset property="old.java.home"/>
      </condition>
-     <exec dir="${build.home}/native" executable="${native.build.tool}" failonerror="true">
+     <!-- Normalize all path variables before invoking make -->
+     <normalize-path input="${src.home}/native"      output="SRCDIR_UNIX"/>
+     <normalize-path input="${java.home}"            output="JRE_HOME_UNIX"/>
+     <normalize-path input="${native.jvm.incpath}"   output="JVM_INCPATH_UNIX"/>
+     <normalize-path input="${native.jvm.libpath}"   output="JVM_LIBPATH_UNIX"/>
+     <exec dir="${build.home}/native" 
+           executable="${native.build.tool}" 
+           failonerror="true"
+           spawn="false"
+           logError="true">
         <env key="CFLAGS" value='-DFWD_VERSION="\"${fwdver}\""' />
         <arg value="SONAME=${libname}" />
-        <arg value="SRCDIR=${src.home}/native"/>
-        <arg value="JRE_HOME=${java.home}"/>
-        <arg value="JVM_INCPATH=${native.jvm.incpath}"/>
-        <arg value="JVM_LIBPATH=${native.jvm.libpath}"/>
+        <arg value="SRCDIR=${SRCDIR_UNIX}"/>
+        <arg value="JRE_HOME=${JRE_HOME_UNIX}"/>
+        <arg value="JVM_INCPATH=${JVM_INCPATH_UNIX}"/>
+        <arg value="JVM_LIBPATH=${JVM_LIBPATH_UNIX}"/>
         <arg value="PB=${post.build}"/>
         <arg value="SPAWN_FOLDER=${spawn.install.folder}"/>
         <arg value="SRV_CERTS_STORE=${srv.certs}"/>