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Re: [eclipse-dev] Eclipse startup OSX

We have this problem in PTP also. If you have compilers or other external tools installed in a non-standard* place, then Eclipse will typically not be able to find them. Even though this is standard OSX behavior, it is a barrier when trying to use Eclipse as a development platform. In Xcode, everything just works without requiring any configuration, for example.

The problem is there is no simple solution. Even if it were possible to use a wrapper script, there are users who use csh rather than bash, so their path will still not be correct. Worse, the relatively simple solution that worked for Lion no longer works for Mountain Lion: http://wiki.eclipse.org/PTP/FAQ#Q:_Eclipse_doesn.27t_seem_to_find_commands_for_.5Bcompiler.2C_make.2C_....5D
 
We would be very interested in a (simple) solution to this problem, but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any.

Regards,
Greg

* anything other than /usr/bin, /bin, /usr/sbin, or /sbin.

On Aug 6, 2013, at 9:26 AM, Doug Schaefer <DSchaefer@xxxxxxx> wrote:

In the CDT, where we have this problem probably as much as anyone, we try hard not to depend on the environment. Mind you, you haven't really stated why you need the PATH set.

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From: Ivan
Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 3:44 AM
Reply To: General development mailing list of the Eclipse project.
Subject: [eclipse-dev] Eclipse startup OSX

Hi there,
i didn't find a mailing list for packaging related issues, so i want to shortly discuss it here.
As you propably know, starting eclipse under OSX will not set your Environment PATH to the same value as it would in bash.
I was just asking myself, why this hasn't been worked around, because it often leads to trouble.
Is there a policy, that requires the Eclipse.app to directly start the Application rather then starting a wrapper script?
I would just suggest running "source /etc/profile" prior starting eclipse and to include that into the distribution packages.

Greets
        Ivan


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