Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 11:50:49 +0300 From: Panagiotis Astithas <past@ebs.gr> To: kings fool <kingsfool2003@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: running tomcat on freebsd Message-ID: <427B2FE9.1080805@ebs.gr> In-Reply-To: <20050506042449.88528.qmail@web54603.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050506042449.88528.qmail@web54603.mail.yahoo.com>
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kings fool wrote: > Hi, > > I am really not trying to start a war here but would > like to know the experiences of others running java & > tomcat on freebsd vs linux. > > I have recently become a freebsd convert and am > convined it is superior to linux in most respects. > However in the past I was involved in running tomcat > apps on linux and there were no linux-java issues. > > I am now considering developing and running tomcat > apps on freebsd. But looking at the activity on this > mailing list, it seems that it could be problematic > and time consuming, given the issues with Sun. On > linux i just had to unzip the jdk, set CLASS_PATH and > JAVA_HOME and away I went. > > I am just wondering if it is worth the time and > trouble and if there are constant stability issues to > contend with after you get the java and tomcat ports > installed and runnig. And I am guessing that > upgrading jvms in the future would be a nightmare. > > Does anyone have linux and freebsd java experience to > advise with? > > Thanks. As for upgrading, YMMV, but I've done more than a dozen jdk port installations and upgrades for various systems in recent years and I hadn't had a problem once. As for stability issues, I've had as many jvm crashes as on my Windows systems. Of course when using the exeprimental/alpha/developer's-only jdk15 port then these should be expected, but if you don't care for it, why not use the time-proven jdk14 port? Cheers, Panagiotis
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