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Date:      Thu, 27 Feb 2003 07:10:15 +1030
From:      Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com>
To:        Munehiro Matsuda <haro@h4.dion.ne.jp>
Cc:        freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: [REPOST] java/47397: [PATCH] java/jdk13 to enable HotSpot
Message-ID:  <20030227071015.A56720@misty.eyesbeyond.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030226.234044.74755219.haro@h4.dion.ne.jp>; from haro@h4.dion.ne.jp on Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 11:40:44PM %2B0900
References:  <20030225154141.A48569@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <20030225.225404.74756090.haro@h4.dion.ne.jp> <20030225182018.GA62141@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <20030226.234044.74755219.haro@h4.dion.ne.jp>

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On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 11:40:44PM +0900, Munehiro Matsuda wrote:
> I've only tested client-side of hotspot, but I'm having some trouble. :-(
> Due to the newly added (1)client directory and (2)reordering of jvm.cfg
> file, following problems have been found:
> 
>  1) javac dumps core -- This is FATAL!
>    Following workarounds may be used:
>    (1) Specify one of next options. -classic / -native / -client /-server
>        Caveats are, no-option and -hotspot option case still dumps core.
>    (2) Put back the -classic option in jvm.cfg, back to the bottom when
>        build with hotspot.
>        Caveats are, -classic / -native option case dumps core. This was
>        also happening for my patch case, too.

I think trying the second option for now is better, since it means javac
will work by default.  What really needs to happen is for the crash bug
to be fixed.

>  2) Mozilla plugin dumps core.
>    Due to the client directory being created and the way THREADS_FLAG
>    environment is handled in the current patchset, Mozilla dumps core
>    with JDK plugin.
>    The workaround would be to add 'export THREADS_FLAG=native' into
>    /usr/X11R6/bin/mozilla script.

Or simply warn users they need to set that environment variable themselves.
They are, after all, trying an experimental feature, so I'm ok with them
having to make some adjustments.

Thanks you for the feedback!
-- 
Greg Lewis                          Email   : glewis@eyesbeyond.com
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