From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 24 19:46:01 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8316216A4DF for ; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:46:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jonc@chen.org.nz) Received: from drone3.qsi.net.nz (drone3-svc-skyt.qsi.net.nz [202.89.128.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9996D43D4C for ; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:46:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jonc@chen.org.nz) Received: (qmail 21984 invoked by uid 0); 24 Jul 2006 19:45:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chen.org.nz) ([202.89.146.5]) (envelope-sender ) by 0 (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 24 Jul 2006 19:45:58 -0000 Received: by chen.org.nz (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C347256439; Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:45:57 +1200 (NZST) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:45:57 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen To: "M. Goodell" Message-ID: <20060724194557.GB83187@osiris.chen.org.nz> References: <20060724172817.45122.qmail@web32406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060724172817.45122.qmail@web32406.mail.mud.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: FreeBSD Java Subject: Re: Java 1.5 Stability Question X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:46:01 -0000 On Mon, Jul 24, 2006 at 10:28:17AM -0700, M. Goodell wrote: > We started building: /usr/ports/java/jdk15 from source and immediately saw > the message: "WARNING: This is BETA quality software!" > > Based on this information, we are assuming this port is not safe for a production environment, therefore, I would like to know what Java port, if any, is safe for a production environment in the FreeBSD universe. If you're really, really, conservative, you could use the 1.4.2 port instead. > We would really like to have the new features of Java 1.5 as part of our system we > are beginning development on. Is this a realistic possibility to have the latest Java 1.5 > and FreeBSD play together? Yup. I've got it running on production systems. -- Jonathan Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jesus saves. Allah forgives. Cthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.