Is it possible to run eclipse-SDK-3.2.1-linux-gtk on FreeBSD

[Eugeny N Dzhurinsky]

On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 09:49:31AM +0100, Mikolaj Rydzewski wrote:
> Ronald Klop wrote:
> >>Is it possible somehow to work in eclipse-SDK-3.2.1-linux-gtk on 
> >>FreeBSD,
> >>may be I need linux-jdk?
> >
> >Do you know what ports are?
> >See: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html
> >
> >1. Update your ports to a recent version.
> >2. cd /usr/ports/java/eclipse
> >3. make
> >4. follow the instructions
> >5. make install
> >6. make clean
> >
> >Success.
> Really? Does it work for you? Fresh system (portupgrade -a), native, 
> fresh eclipse 3.2:
> 
>    * jsp editor does not work (error while processing dirty regions...)
>    * eclipse crashes while creating dynamic web project

Same here - FreeBSD 5.5, native Eclipse 3.2.1

> I had to downgrade to eclipse 3.1 for jsp editor to work.
> As a matter of fact, I'm considering switching back to linux (after 
> three great years with freebsd). I'm focusing more and more on java at 
> work, unfortunately java quality on freebsd is still very poor.

Do you have any comparison matrix to prove that? It's not about holy war - I'm
just wandering is it true, and Linux is better for Java development.

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Eugene N Dzhurinsky