running tomcat on freebsd

[Panagiotis Astithas]

kings fool wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am really not trying to start a war here but would
> like to know the experiences of others running java &
> tomcat on freebsd vs linux.
> 
> I have recently become a freebsd convert and am
> convined it is superior to linux in most respects. 
> However in the past I was involved in running tomcat
> apps on linux and there were no linux-java issues.
> 
> I am now considering developing and running tomcat
> apps on freebsd.  But looking at the activity on this
> mailing list, it seems that it could be problematic
> and time consuming, given the issues with Sun.  On
> linux i just had to unzip the jdk, set CLASS_PATH and
> JAVA_HOME and away I went.
> 
> I am just wondering if it is worth the time and
> trouble and if there are constant stability issues to
> contend with after you get the java and tomcat ports
> installed and runnig.  And I am guessing that
> upgrading jvms in the future would be a nightmare.
> 
> Does anyone have linux and freebsd java experience to
> advise with?
> 
> Thanks.

As for upgrading, YMMV, but I've done more than a dozen jdk port 
installations and upgrades for various systems in recent years and I 
hadn't had a problem once.

As for stability issues, I've had as many jvm crashes as on my Windows 
systems. Of course when using the exeprimental/alpha/developer's-only 
jdk15 port then these should be expected, but if you don't care for it, 
why not use the time-proven jdk14 port?

Cheers,

Panagiotis