From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 30 03:41:08 2004 Return-Path: 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 EEDD216A4CE; Tue, 30 Mar 2004 03:41:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from anchor-post-32.mail.demon.net (anchor-post-32.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA66B43D39; Tue, 30 Mar 2004 03:41:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@markdnet.demon.co.uk) Received: from lizacnet.demon.co.uk ([80.177.208.105] helo=[192.168.0.2]) by anchor-post-32.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1B8HcB-000J5B-0W; Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:41:07 +0100 Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:42:53 +0100 (BST) From: Mark Dixon X-X-Sender: mark@lizacnet.demon.co.uk To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040330123932.R1592@lizacnet.demon.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: tomcat, JBoss etc. Should be headless? X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 11:41:09 -0000 Hi, Given that these server type java ports run as daemon processes in the backgroundm wouldn't it be wise to start them up with -Djava.awt.headless=true set? If nobody can think of a disadvantage to this, I'll work on a patch that makes it an tuneable in the makefiles with an eye to making it a default option at a later date. Mark