openjdk 7 error in socket

[Kurt Miller]

Hello Ronald,

On Friday 16 January 2009 8:50:32 am Ronald Klop wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:51:29 +0100, Ronald Klop  
> <ronald-freebsd8 at klop.yi.org> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just build openjdk 7 on FreeBSD 7.1-amd64.
> > It builds after I found this  
> > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/bsd-port-dev/2008-August/000006.html.
> >
> > I've problems running something which makes a network connection.
> > java.net.SocketException: Invalid argument
> >          at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
> >          at  
> > java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:310)
> <removed part of the stacktrace>
> >
> > I don't set any special socket option. Not in Java and I don't have  
> > special settings in FreeBSD also. Running GENERIC kernel.
> >
> > I'm using ipv4. This happens if I make a connection to mysql, but also  
> > in the subclipse plugin in eclipse if I connect to the svn server.
> > Is this a known issue? Can I solve this? Or provide more information?
> >
> > Ronald.
> 
> I spoke to soon.
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/bsd-port-dev/2008-October/000102.html
> The option -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true helps, but it is a little  
> inconvenient to add it to all java invocations. I asume a better fix is in  
> the make? Or are there better workarounds?
> 

If you are not using IPv6 with the OpenJDK 7 build, then I recommend
building with DONT_ENABLE_IPV6="YES" set.

In addition to the information Frank Behrens provided please read this
too:

http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-java&m=122421134821461&w=2

Regards,
-Kurt