From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 4 17:56:46 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A09616A4CF for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 17:56:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp11.wxs.nl (smtp11.wxs.nl [195.121.6.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73E3B43FBF for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 17:56:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from akruijff@www.kruijff.org) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp11.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HNU00FXUW2OWJ@smtp11.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 05 Nov 2003 02:56:49 +0100 (MET) Received: from Alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.8p2/8.12.8) with ESMTP id hA51ul47013920; Wed, 05 Nov 2003 02:56:47 +0100 (CET envelope-from akruijff@Alex.lan) Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by Alex.lan (8.12.8p2/8.12.8/Submit) id hA51ukX7013919; Wed, 05 Nov 2003 02:56:46 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 02:56:46 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <002b01c3a32f$87451db0$6601a8c0@NB2> To: Heath Volmer Message-id: <20031105015646.GD13699@dds.nl> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i References: <002b01c3a32f$87451db0$6601a8c0@NB2> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is Java/Tomcat on FBSD practical? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 01:56:46 -0000 On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 04:58:19PM -0700, Heath Volmer wrote: > Hi. I'm new to FreeBSD, my previous -nix experience coming from OSX and > Debian/Suse linux. I've been generally very happy with the performance > and relative ease of setup on my 4.8 system. > > My biggest problem has been Java. I've done the diablo 1.3 package and > java seemed to work (java -v), but when I install Tomcat it won't start. > I've done the same install on mac and windows with no problem. The > stack trace is completely alien to me and I can try to get it if it > would help. > > I'm basically wondering if running Tomcat or any other java on this > machine is realistic or not. > I had it running about a year ago. Not with diablo but with the jdk13 pot. What have you done so far in terms of installing and configuring? -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/