Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 20:38:56 +0200 From: Ronald Klop <ronald-freebsd6@klop.yi.org> To: Mark Dixon <mark@markdnet.demon.co.uk>, freebsd-java@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tomcat, JBoss etc. Should be headless? Message-ID: <opr5ot262jegu5x0@outgoing.local> In-Reply-To: <20040330123932.R1592@lizacnet.demon.co.uk> References: <20040330123932.R1592@lizacnet.demon.co.uk>
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On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:42:53 +0100 (BST), Mark Dixon <mark@markdnet.demon.co.uk> wrote: > 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. You can make it a tuneable, but I do run Tomcat with Xvfb (X virtual framebuffer) to generate images from a servlet. I think ports shouldn't do everything. There is also a responsibilty of the user/developer to understand how things work. But than again... a tuneable never hurts. Greetings, Ronald. -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
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