I've been trying for longer than I care to admit to get a non-gui FreeBSD server working with Tomcat. Now I have FreeBSD 4.9 Stable, Diablo JDK 1.3.1, and I'm trying to install Tomcat 4 or 5 from ports, but every time I try it, I get a core dump from java every time I restart the computer.
I've set the java environment variable: JAVA_HOME=/USR/LOCAL/DIABLO-JDK1.3.1 Did I miss something obvious in installation? Have I chosen a combination of versions that won't work together? Below is a running commentary on the most recent things I've tried, my installation procedure, etc., so you can see if I'm doing something fundamentally wrong. The detail may seem odd to you because I was thinking of writing my experience as a guide for other newbies trying to do the same. Here's the commentary: Installing Java and Tomcat on FreeBSD 4.9: (Tomcat naturally expects diablo Java, so that's what I'll install.) Once you've switched to 5.x, or if you use a shell other than csh (or compatible, like the default tcsh) See the FreeBSD manual at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/java-tomcat/x174.html check for old javas on the FreeBSD Computer: cd /usr/local ls In my case there was a bad install of diablo-jdk1.3.1 there. First, uninstall it using ports: cd /usr/ports/java/diablo-jdk1.3.1 make deinstall Then see if there's anything left of the original install: cd /usr/local ls I found some leftovers from Java, so I removed the directory: rm -dfr diablo-jdk1.3.1 remove apache if it's there. (They're supposed to work together, but I'm having trouble, so I removed it as a precaution.) First check packages: pkg_version if it's there, it might not tell you the version, but if it's up to date, just find the newest version in ports: cd /usr/ports/www ls ap* cd apache21 make deinstall receive message "unable to completely remove directory '/usr/local/etc/apache2', so that's where it was. Go there and remove the directory: cd /usr/local/etc ls remaining file was "original-httpd.conf" which means I modified httpd.conf in the directory to make apache work. I should have saved a copy of the modified httpd.conf so that I'd know what to change if I installed it again. rm -dfr apache2 Now, go get Java: cd /usr/ports/java/diablo-jdk13 make receive instructions to fetch the distribution manually Open browser on other computer and access http://www.FreeBSDFoundation.org/cgi-bin/download.cgi?package=diablo-caffe-1.3.1-0.tar.bz2 save the file to cd, put the cd in the FreeBSD computer mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom (your cd mounting command may vary at "/dev/???" depending on cd interface) cd /usr/ports/distfiles cp /cdrom/diablo-caffe*.* ./ Then unmount the cd: umount /cdrom Then go back to the port folder and build the port: cd /usr/ports/java/diablo-jdk13 make make install cd /etc vi csh.cshrc go to bottom line, then open a new line with the following command: o cursor will jump to new line. Now type: setenv JAVA_HOME /usr/local/diablo-jdk1.3.1 follow the line with a carriage return, then save and exit. Hit the Esc key, then type: ZZ then reboot and test it: shutdown -r now don't login yet. Check the hard disk access light and see if it continues to stay on after boot is complete. If it does, you're getting a core dump. Wait until the light goes out and the core dump message displays. If that happens, it's not working yet. login Print the environment to be sure you got the variable there correctly: printenv (Now, you really should find some manual way to verify that Java works, like creating a "hello world" application in java and running it, but remember there's no web server at this point.) Someone suggested: mount -t linprocfs non /compat/linux/proc But, I doubt that I need that for diablo. I think it's supposed to be the native mode java, which doesn't require linux compatibility. Anyway, I get: "No such file or directory" as response to that. Now install tomcat. Go to the tomcat port: cd /usr/ports/www ls jak* Look on the jakarta website and see what the status of these versions is. Pick a nice, stable version that works with the java you installed above, and install it: I'll try jakarta 5.0, and hope it's the right one for diablo jdk 1.3.1. cd jakarta-tomcat5 make make install reboot to see if it will still core dump: shutdown -r now After restart, I received the message: Jan29 08:20:47 www /kernel: pid 116 (java), uid 80: exited on signal 6 (core dumped) _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
