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external compare editor failed [message #42032]

Sun, 22 February 2009 11:24

stuart mellanby

Messages: 23
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

I'm getting an error when trying to compare two versions of a file. I'm
not actually trying to use an external editor. I was assuming it would use
the internal one.

"External compare was failed.
Cannot run program "C:/Program": CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot
find the file specified"

I guess it can't find the executable compare editor. Can it be set to use
the default eclipse compare editor?

more info
***************************

Just as test, if I install tortoiseSVN it finds the tortoise compare
editor.

org.eclipse.team.svn.core.operation.local.RunExternalCompare Operation$ExternalCompareOperationHelper.execute(RunExternal CompareOperation.java:218)

Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot
find the file specified

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Re: external compare editor failed [message #42065 is a reply to message #42032]

Wed, 25 February 2009 10:00

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: b_apolci.libero.it

The same just happened to me.
It seems that with the last update a new configuration appeared in the
preferences (Team->SVN->Diff Viewer) and the default values for the File
Associations tabs reflect a particular configuration (may be the one of
the developer) that requires TortoiseSVN.

I just unchecked the two file associtation active and the problem
disappeared.

Andrea

stuart mellanby ha scritto:
> I'm getting an error when trying to compare two versions of a file. I'm
> not actually trying to use an external editor. I was assuming it would
> use the internal one.
>
> "External compare was failed. Cannot run program "C:/Program":
> CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified"
>
> I guess it can't find the executable compare editor. Can it be set to
> use the default eclipse compare editor?
> more info
> ***************************
>
> Just as test, if I install tortoiseSVN it finds the tortoise compare
> editor.
>
> org.eclipse.team.svn.core.operation.local.RunExternalCompare Operation$ExternalCompareOperationHelper.execute(RunExternal CompareOperation.java:218)
>
>
> Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot
> find the file specified
>

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Re: external compare editor failed [message #42718 is a reply to message #42065]

Fri, 27 February 2009 15:15

Igor Burilo

Messages: 435
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hello,

By mistake, build contained part of new functionality(related to external
compare editor). Please, update to latest version, it's fixed now

> The same just happened to me.
> It seems that with the last update a new configuration appeared in the
> preferences (Team->SVN->Diff Viewer) and the default values for the File
> Associations tabs reflect a particular configuration (may be the one of
> the developer) that requires TortoiseSVN.
>
> I just unchecked the two file associtation active and the problem
> disappeared.
>
> Andrea
>
> stuart mellanby ha scritto:
>> I'm getting an error when trying to compare two versions of a file. I'm
>> not actually trying to use an external editor. I was assuming it would
>> use the internal one.
>>
>> "External compare was failed. Cannot run program "C:/Program":
>> CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified"
>>
>> I guess it can't find the executable compare editor. Can it be set to use
>> the default eclipse compare editor?
>> more info
>> ***************************
>>
>> Just as test, if I install tortoiseSVN it finds the tortoise compare
>> editor.
>>
>> org.eclipse.team.svn.core.operation.local.RunExternalCompare Operation$ExternalCompareOperationHelper.execute(RunExternal CompareOperation.java:218)
>> Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot
>> find the file specified
>>

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