[Php-java-bridge-users] java.so module purpose?

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So I'm in the process of upgrading our systems from running PJB 4.0.8 on
FreeBSD 6.2 to 5.3.2.1.1 on FreeBSD 7.0 and finally actually testing our
code out now that I have it working on amd64.

I've read the full NEWS file and the FAQ, and it seems these days the
pure-PHP implementation is the way to go, and the java.so module no longer
provides any of the functionality that is in Java.inc.  So I have to ask
the obvious question: what functionality does the java.so module provide,
other than the ability to auto-start a PJB server (which we're not using;
we launch one from a rc script.)  Jost you have mentioned that the module
provides a workaround for BSD systems which have a bug in that they do not
set NDELAY on loopback sockets...but it seems we have to use the pure-PHP
implementation anyway, so there's no C code involved anyway (and all this
JNI stuff doesn't matter.)

I've tested 5.3.2.1.1 using the pure-PHP implementation and running a PJB
server on a unix socket, and it appears to work fine.  I'm not sure yet,
but it's possible that the issue with FreeBSD not setting the NDELAY flag
on localhost connections may have been fixed in FreeBSD 7.0 from 6.2.

I'm interested in removing the dependency on the java.so module if
possible.  It's been haunting us for the past year as it triggers a bug
with PHP on FreeBSD where PHP at the command line segfaults while unloading
modules.

Thanks,
Patrick van Staveren


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