From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 10 17:52:02 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C7E516A4CE for ; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:52:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mgr2.xmission.com (mgr2.xmission.com [198.60.22.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE37743D2D for ; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:52:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from [198.60.22.205] (helo=mgr5.xmission.com) by mgr2.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1Buan3-0000Ul-02; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:52:01 -0600 Received: from [166.70.56.15] (helo=misty.eyesbeyond.com) by mgr5.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 4.32) id 1Buan2-0007J1-R2; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:52:01 -0600 Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) i7AHpxQq094668; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:51:59 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i7AHpw7W094667; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:51:58 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:51:58 -0600 From: Greg Lewis To: christian astrup bakke // chasm Message-ID: <20040810175158.GA94493@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <20040810172437.217423C92@mail.broadpark.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040810172437.217423C92@mail.broadpark.no> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on mgr5.xmission.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.5 required=8.0 tests=BAYES_01 autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 166.70.56.15 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: glewis@eyesbeyond.com X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.0 (built Sat, 24 Apr 2004 12:31:30 +0200) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on mgr5.xmission.com) cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: piespy on freebsd 4.10 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:52:02 -0000 On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 07:25:56PM +0200, christian astrup bakke // chasm wrote: > has anyone here successfully installed piespy (link further down) in a > 4.10(-release) enviroment? it needs java, and a paragraph on the piespy page > says: > > "If you run PieSpy in a non-graphical environment (e.g. a Unix console that > does not have access to an X server) you will need to pass the following > command line parameter to java: -Djava.awt.headless=true. Note that PieSpy > may not function properly on FreeBSD. This is because Java on FreeBSD > handles floating point calculations incorrectly." > > i indeed plan to use it from the console on my server. neither piespy og > java has been installed at this point, because i'd like some feedback on it > first. > > so, what do you guys and girls think? is this "floating point calculations" > thing still a problem? > > link til piespy: http://www.jibble.org/piespy/ Firstly, this is better asked on freebsd-java, not freebsd-hackers. In response to your question, both the 1.3 and 1.4 JDK implementations have passed all the extensive floating point tests in the JCK compliance suite. The statement they made may have been true in the early days of porting the JDK, but is currently without any factual basis. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org