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> when I started to develop using java, had to switch to linux... May I ask why?

by Freaky 13y ago

ghshephard 13y ago
No FreeBSD JVM here: https://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp https://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp Windows/Mac/Linux/Solaris only.
- X-Istence 13y ago
  OpenJDK is available in the ports tree though, and will work just fine!
  - ghshephard 13y ago
    Does anyone use OpenJDK? I was never able to get the Atlassian suite running on that, and it was the last time I tried using anything other than the Official Java JDKs.
    - Freaky 13y ago
      Yup, used it for years, if not with a particularly large selection of software (Solr, Elasticsearch, JRuby and Subsonic off the top of my head).
      - ghshephard 13y ago
        Ah - perhaps OpenJDK has a larger presence in the open source community than in the pure-play commercial software community - makes sense, thanks.
    - X-Istence 13y ago
      I had JIRA running under OpenJDK on OpenIndiana without issues.
      - ghshephard 13y ago
        I couldn't get it working - just checked, still not supported. https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRAKB/OpenJDK+Not+Supported https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRAKB/OpenJDK+Not+... That's the problem - you KNOW that the Oracle JDK will work, and it's free - but it's a crapshoot with OpenJDK - so why bother?
- takeda64 13y ago
  Well, there's OpenJDK, but to use the standard one from Oracle you need to run it under linux emulation layer. https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/java https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/java http://www.freshports.org/java/openjdk7/ http://www.freshports.org/java/openjdk7/ http://www.freshports.org/java/linux-sun-jdk17/ http://www.freshports.org/java/linux-sun-jdk17/
  - ch_123 13y ago
    I thought that Oracle's JDK7 was based on OpenJDK?
- UNIXgod 13y ago
  Been able to run java on FreeBSD as long as I can remember. Maybe this link will help you: http://www.freebsd.org/java/ http://www.freebsd.org/java/
  - octix 13y ago
    Be able is one thing, but be up to date is another... Also the lack of Oracle/Sun version may be a show stopper for some.
octix 13y ago
Sure, at that time(a few years ago) it was a hassle to install jdk(had to download binaries to install openjdk). Also, I don't think Oracle has BSD version. PS: Thanks for asking, since this made me want to try it again :)

> when I started to develop using java, had to switch to linux... May I ask why?

by Freaky 13y ago

> when I started to develop using java, had to switch to linux... May I ask why?

No FreeBSD JVM here: https://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp https://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp Windows/Mac/Linux/Solaris only.

X-Istence 13y ago
OpenJDK is available in the ports tree though, and will work just fine!
- ghshephard 13y ago
  Does anyone use OpenJDK? I was never able to get the Atlassian suite running on that, and it was the last time I tried using anything other than the Official Java JDKs.
  - Freaky 13y ago
    Yup, used it for years, if not with a particularly large selection of software (Solr, Elasticsearch, JRuby and Subsonic off the top of my head).
    - ghshephard 13y ago
      Ah - perhaps OpenJDK has a larger presence in the open source community than in the pure-play commercial software community - makes sense, thanks.
  - X-Istence 13y ago
    I had JIRA running under OpenJDK on OpenIndiana without issues.
    - ghshephard 13y ago
      I couldn't get it working - just checked, still not supported. https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRAKB/OpenJDK+Not+Supported https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRAKB/OpenJDK+Not+... That's the problem - you KNOW that the Oracle JDK will work, and it's free - but it's a crapshoot with OpenJDK - so why bother?
takeda64 13y ago
Well, there's OpenJDK, but to use the standard one from Oracle you need to run it under linux emulation layer. https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/java https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/java http://www.freshports.org/java/openjdk7/ http://www.freshports.org/java/openjdk7/ http://www.freshports.org/java/linux-sun-jdk17/ http://www.freshports.org/java/linux-sun-jdk17/
- ch_123 13y ago
  I thought that Oracle's JDK7 was based on OpenJDK?
UNIXgod 13y ago
Been able to run java on FreeBSD as long as I can remember. Maybe this link will help you: http://www.freebsd.org/java/ http://www.freebsd.org/java/
- octix 13y ago
  Be able is one thing, but be up to date is another... Also the lack of Oracle/Sun version may be a show stopper for some.

octix 13y ago

Sure, at that time(a few years ago) it was a hassle to install jdk(had to download binaries to install openjdk). Also, I don't think Oracle has BSD version. PS: Thanks for asking, since this made me want to try it again :)