Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 03:03:23 -0600 From: Pat Maddox <pergesu@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Java <freebsd-java@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: running tomcat on freebsd Message-ID: <810a540e05050602032c3ab233@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <427B2FE9.1080805@ebs.gr> References: <20050506042449.88528.qmail@web54603.mail.yahoo.com> <427B2FE9.1080805@ebs.gr>
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I've run both Tomcat and JBoss on JDK14 for a couple months now. Been very stable so far. On 5/6/05, Panagiotis Astithas <past@ebs.gr> wrote: > 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. >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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? >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > Panagiotis >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-java@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-java > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-java-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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