From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 20 08:02:15 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30B251065676 for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:02:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) Received: from smadev.internal.net (host3.dynacom.ondsl.gr [62.103.35.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89D6D8FC17 for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:02:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) Received: from smadev.internal.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smadev.internal.net (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m2K8243C009525; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:02:04 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by smadev.internal.net (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m2K81wpL009524; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:01:58 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com) From: Achilleas Mantzios Organization: Dynacom Tankers Mgmt To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:01:57 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <200803191534.m2JFY1d6085430@lurza.secnetix.de> <8F5A2261-60E1-475D-9425-3CA8DE88226B@anduin.net> In-Reply-To: <8F5A2261-60E1-475D-9425-3CA8DE88226B@anduin.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200803201001.57735.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> Cc: Oliver Fromme , Eirik =?utf-8?q?=C3=98verby?= Subject: Re: JDK ports questions 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: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:02:15 -0000 =CE=A3=CF=84=CE=B9=CF=82 Wednesday 19 March 2008 18:06:21 =CE=BF/=CE=B7 Eir= ik =C3=98verby =CE=AD=CE=B3=CF=81=CE=B1=CF=88=CE=B5: > On Mar 19, 2008, at 16:34, Oliver Fromme wrote: > > Achilleas Mantzios wrote: > >> Oliver Fromme wrote: > >>> What is the difference between ports/java/diablo-jdk15 > >>> and ports/java/jdk15? Which of them should be used? > >> > >> ports/java/diablo-jdk15 is the ports way of installing the > >> binary package, you can do the same with pkg_add -r. > > > > I see. So I basically get the same result as downloading > > the package from freebsdfoundation.org (which is not what > > I want). > > > > Thanks for answering! > > > >>> So far I have only used the Sun-blessed binary package > >>> from the FreeBSD foundation download page, so I don't > >>> know much about the various ports. However, those > >>> packages are now quite old, so I would like to build > >>> an up-to-date JDK for FreeBSD 7. Which port should > >>> be used for that? > >> > >> For FreeBSD 7.0, you will have to install misc/compat6x > > > > But it's only required for the bootstrap, right? > > I.e. when I have built the JDK successfully, I don't > > need compat6x anymore, I assume. > > > > Thinking about it ... When I compile my own JDK anyway, > > I could just as well go for the JDK 1.6 instead of 1.5. > > Are there any known problems with building JDK 1.6 on > > FreeBSD/amd64 7.0? Anything I should be aware of? >=20 > Anecdotal evidence: We tried, for a short while, 1.6 on 6.3 for a very =20 > busy tomcat driven site, noticed no ill effects but also no =20 > immediately noticeable changes in system load, etc. >=20 >=20 > > The JDK is going to be used on several 8-core amd64 > > machines with 64 GB RAM to run tomcat-based CMS for a > > very busy web site. No need to say, stability is top- > > priority. >=20 > On comparable hardware (less RAM, though), and tomcat driven apps, we =20 > saw a *real* improvement going to 7.0/1.6 from 6.3/1.5. If the initial =20 > numbers hold up, we can cancel the next two rounds of "throwing =20 > hardware at the problem" as traffic goes up. >=20 The 6.3->7.0 alone already makes a big difference. > Unfortunately, I have not yet repeated the 1.6 vs 1.5 experiment on 7. If you do this test, would be good to know. > And of course, different applications bring out different parts of =20 > tomcat and the library stack, so your mileage may vary wildly. >=20 > /Eirik >=20 > > Best regards > > Oliver > > > > --=20 > > Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing =20 > > b. M. > > Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, =20 > > Gesch=E4ftsfuehrung: > > secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht =20 > > M=FCn- > > chen, HRB 125758, Gesch=E4ftsf=FChrer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf = =20 > > Gebhart > > > > FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/b= sd > > > > "If Java had true garbage collection, most programs > > would delete themselves upon execution." > > -- Robert Sewell > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-java@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-java > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-java-=20 > > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >=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" >=20 =2D-=20 Achilleas Mantzios KOSOVO IS SERBIA FOR EVER