openjdk 7 error in socket

[Ronald Klop]

On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:18:17 +0100, Kurt Miller  
<lists at intricatesoftware.com> wrote:

> 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

I already found this in the jdk16 port and found it is usable in openjdk7  
also.
But still thanks for the info. Openjdk7 runs very well until now. If I  
experience problems I will let the mailinglist know.

Ronald