Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:20:56 -0800 From: Milo Hyson <milo@cyberlifelabs.com> To: FreeBSD Java Mailing List <freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: IBM JDK status Message-ID: <3E495B28.2070807@cyberlifelabs.com> References: <3E48A577.6030009@cyberlifelabs.com> <20030212030813.A39631@misty.eyesbeyond.com>
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Greg Lewis wrote: > On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 11:25:43PM -0800, Milo Hyson wrote: > >>What's the current status of the IBM JDK (either 1.3.1 or 1.4)? I know >>the System.exit() bug is the big holdup -- it's the only thing keeping >>me from using it. Is the issue a lack of available man-hours (I may be >>able to help), or is there some other business/political issue? > > > Its a time thing. It may not even be a difficult problem to fix, it > just needs someone to sit down and spend some time on it. Using ktrace > on FreeBSD and comparing it to the strace output on Linux may well be > enlightenment enough. I'll take a crack at it. >>I'd hate to have to add a Linux box to my all-FreeBSD network just to >>run Java (HotSpot on FreeBSD seems a bit unstable at the moment). >>However, considering the fact that a P5-200 with Linux runs Java over >>16x faster than an Athlon 1 GHz with FreeBSD, I just may. Any help I can >>offer in this area I will provide gladly if it means keeping with FreeBSD. > > > Are you just using the JDK as is on FreeBSD? If so I recommend trying it > with one of the available JITs (OpenJIT, shuJIT). I've tried both on several systems, installing from ports and source. They're unstable. They work for a few minutes and then segfault. -- Milo Hyson CyberLife Labs To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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