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How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1739899] Fri, 05 August 2016 14:08 Go to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Hi,

How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file?

Can anyone help me?
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1739900 is a reply to message #1739899] Fri, 05 August 2016 14:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
what do you mean by eclipse configuration file?


eclipse.ini?
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740017 is a reply to message #1739900] Mon, 08 August 2016 08:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Hi Christian,

I am working on linux so whenever I click on eclipse.exe I want set system variable to function my code properly. So can I set system variable using eclipse.ini or any other way?
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740022 is a reply to message #1740017] Mon, 08 August 2016 10:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
-Dprop=value under vmargs not working?
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740032 is a reply to message #1740022] Mon, 08 August 2016 12:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Yes, but not working
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740033 is a reply to message #1740032] Mon, 08 August 2016 12:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
please give all what you do on ini an java side
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740034 is a reply to message #1740032] Mon, 08 August 2016 12:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
I am using

String _SMBASE = System.getenv("BASE");

but output is nothing
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740035 is a reply to message #1740034] Mon, 08 August 2016 12:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
-startup
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.3.0.v20130327-1440.jar
--launcher.library
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_64_1.1.200.v20140116-2212
-product
org.eclipse.epp.package.dsl.product
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256M
-showsplash
org.eclipse.platform
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256m
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
--launcher.appendVmargs
-vmargs
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.6
-DBASE=C:\Prolifics\PantherJCO5.50.16
-Xms40m
-Xmx512m
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740036 is a reply to message #1740035] Mon, 08 August 2016 12:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
did you try System.getProperty() instead
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740038 is a reply to message #1740036] Mon, 08 August 2016 13:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Yes I tried but still no luck. It was showing null
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740040 is a reply to message #1740038] Mon, 08 August 2016 13:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
sry i have no idea. why not setting the env with default operating system means?
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740042 is a reply to message #1740017] Mon, 08 August 2016 09:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Sachin Samaram <forums-noreply@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Christian,
>
> I am working on linux so whenever I click on eclipse.exe I want set
> system variable to function my code properly. So can I set system
> variable using eclipse.ini or any other way?
>

The vmargs in the Ini should allow

-Dprop=value
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740043 is a reply to message #1740042] Mon, 08 August 2016 10:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Test
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740044 is a reply to message #1740022] Mon, 08 August 2016 11:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Test
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740045 is a reply to message #1740038] Mon, 08 August 2016 13:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Sachin Samaram <forums-noreply@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes I tried but still no luck. It was showing null
>

Sry then I have no idea. What about setting the env var with operating
system means
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740050 is a reply to message #1740040] Mon, 08 August 2016 14:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
But for linux we can use eclipse through bash by setting path on terminal every time it works but it is not reading system variables.
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740051 is a reply to message #1740050] Mon, 08 August 2016 14:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Setting via export or via /etc/environment
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740052 is a reply to message #1740051] Mon, 08 August 2016 14:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
I tried, It is giving null.
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740053 is a reply to message #1740052] Mon, 08 August 2016 14:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
Both variants?
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740055 is a reply to message #1740053] Mon, 08 August 2016 14:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
No I didn't try /etc/environment. But I did with export but if I close the terminal and open eclipse using new terminal I am getting nothing
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740056 is a reply to message #1740053] Mon, 08 August 2016 15:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
btw

(1) example code

String message = System.getenv("myprop");
		getLog().log(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, "demx", message ));
	


(a) terminal
cd .... // eclipse folder
export myprop=42
./eclipse

works

(b) etc/environment

myprop=23

restart

start eclipse cia terminal or double click
=> works
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740057 is a reply to message #1740056] Mon, 08 August 2016 15:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Eclipse UserFriend
for export:

did you add the export to .bash_profile or .bashrc or at one of the 100 other places linux distos expect export statements
Re: How to set system environment variable eclipse configuration file? [message #1740118 is a reply to message #1740057] Tue, 09 August 2016 12:32 Go to previous message
Eclipse UserFriend
Hi Christian,

Thanks for your time. I added export to .bash_profile it is working
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