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.config folder in installation directory [message #199724]

Mon, 23 February 2004 06:28

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: th.huebner.sap.corp

Hi,

It's desired that the .config folder always is created in installation
directory?
If this folder doesn't exist it will be create with new start of Eclipse.
In the case that only the administrator can write in installation directory
the
develeoper must have administrator rights on his machine to create the
..config folder.
I think it does not make sense that the developer must have administrator
rights
to work with Eclipse. In Eclipse 2.1.x the config folder was created in the
workspace folder, which could be user specified.

Best regards

Thomas

Re: .config folder in installation directory [message #199734 is a reply to message #199724]

Mon, 23 February 2004 08:01

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: pascal.rapicault.ibm

You apparently did not try to make your install read only ;-)
Indeed the .config folder will be created in a subfolder of the
user.home if it can't get written in the install folder.
You can also specify it using -configuration.

PaScaL

Thomas Hübner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It's desired that the .config folder always is created in installation
> directory?
> If this folder doesn't exist it will be create with new start of Eclipse.
> In the case that only the administrator can write in installation directory
> the
> develeoper must have administrator rights on his machine to create the
> .config folder.
> I think it does not make sense that the developer must have administrator
> rights
> to work with Eclipse. In Eclipse 2.1.x the config folder was created in the
> workspace folder, which could be user specified.
>
> Best regards
>
> Thomas
>
>

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