Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:08:22 +0930 From: Wayne Sierke <ws@au.dyndns.ws> To: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why diablo-jdk? Message-ID: <1250149102.63923.1169.camel@predator-ii.buffyverse> In-Reply-To: <200908131302.06949.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> References: <200908131302.06949.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net>
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On Thu, 2009-08-13 at 13:02 +0930, Malcolm Kay wrote:
> It seems that many (if not most) posts to this list concern the
> Diablo version of jdk.
>
> Is there some particular merit in using this in preference to the
> regular FreeBSD port -- say jdk16?
>
>
> Your comment is welcome,
> Malcolm
I've been meaning to pose a related question.
Why is it that in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.java.Mk java/diablo-jdk15 is
preferred over java/jdk16? In fact the order of preference seems to be:
diablo-jdk16, diablo-jdk15, openjdk6 then jdk16 ...
I alluded to this curiosity in my recent post to freebsd-eclipse@ "java
process doesn't terminate after exiting eclipse". With the two
aforementioned java ports installed then by default:
%java -version
java version "1.5.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build diablo-1.5.0-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build diablo-1.5.0_07-b01, mixed mode)
and I must set JAVA_HOME or, as I have now done, add to /etc/make.conf:
JAVA_PREFERRED_PORTS?= JAVA_PORT_NATIVE_BSDJAVA_JDK_1_6
to get java/jdk16.
Using textproc/fop recently with both port versions I've noticed that
fop generally runs around 25% faster with java/jdk16.
I also seem to recall having read statements to the effect that the
java/diablo-jdk ports are "less functional" than the java/jdk ports
making the preference given to the former all the more curious.
Wayne
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