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How to speed up the GWT compiler (reduce compilation time)

If you want to boost you GWT compilation performance by reducing the GWT compilation time significantly, you have to modify your Module.gwt.xml . You can speed up the compilation by reducing the number of supported browsers or/and by reducing the number of supported locales (if you are using I18N at all). <module>     <inherits name='com.google.gwt.user.User' /> <!--    There are five user agents: ie6, gecko (Mozilla), gecko1_8 (Firefox), safari, and opera.--> <!--    To specify multiple user agents, you have to set multiple properties --> <!--    and user.agent values like "ie6,gecko1_8,safari" are invalid.-->     <set-property name='user.agent' value='gecko1_8' /> <!-- BEGIN: omit this part if you are not using I18N -->     <inherits name='com.google.gwt.i18n.I18N' /> <!--    To specify additional locales if you are using I18N, --> &l

Disable/deactivate system beep in OpenSolaris (in console and other apps)

Setting the values of KBD_BEEPER_FREQ and CONSOLE_BEEPER_FREQ to 0 in /etc/default/kbd and a subsequent reboot did not solved the problem for me. But executing xset b off as normal user worked well. To deactivate the audible bell permanently , you have to # pkg install SUNWgnome-config-editor $ gconf-editor ...and go to  /apps/metacity/general/ , where you have to uncheck the audible_bell property.

Change grub timeout under OpenSolaris (menu.lst location)

If you are looking for menu.lst under Solaris where you can set the boot timeout for grub, you should be able to find it under /rpool/boot/grub/menu.lst -- unlike under Linux, where it is located under /boot/grub/menu.lst. Changing the timeout from the 30 s default to a smaller value, results in a shorter boot time during an automatic system restart.

Change/Switch keyboard layout on OpenSolaris

Changing the system keyboard layout on Solaris is much faster than switching the keyboard layout on Linux: Simply replace the LAYOUT value in /etc/default/kbd by the desired value from the list, you get by executing kbd -s ...and a subsequent re-login in GNOME solved the problem for me :)