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Locate Eclipse executable at runtime? [message #336106]

Thu, 21 May 2009 10:22

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: mike.xmos.com

Hi,

Is there a way to locate the root directory of an eclipse installation?
I'm thinking that if you can locate a bundle's path then you can
extrapolate the launcher path (in a normal installation) by doing
something like:

IPath bundlePath = new
Path(FileLocator.getBundleFile(getBundle()).getCanonicalPath ());
IPath launcherPath = bundlePath.uptoSegment(bundlePath.segmentCount() - 2);

which is horrible! Is there another way?

Mike

Re: Locate Eclipse executable at runtime? [message #336107 is a reply to message #336106]

Thu, 21 May 2009 10:32

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: subs._nospam_consertum.com

Mike Wrighton wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to locate the root directory of an eclipse installation?
> I'm thinking that if you can locate a bundle's path then you can
> extrapolate the launcher path (in a normal installation) by doing
> something like:
>
> IPath bundlePath = new
> Path(FileLocator.getBundleFile(getBundle()).getCanonicalPath ());
> IPath launcherPath = bundlePath.uptoSegment(bundlePath.segmentCount() - 2);
>
> which is horrible! Is there another way?
>
> Mike
How about

Location eclipseLoc = Platform.getInstallLocation();
URL eclipseBase = eclipseLoc.getURL();

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Derek

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