http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5333
Christopher Brooks <[email protected]> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P2 |P4 CC| |[email protected] Version|2.1.0 |2.3.0 OS/Version|MacOS X 10.6.x |MacOS X 10.7.x Severity|normal |enhancement --- Comment #4 from Christopher Brooks <[email protected]> 2012-06-19 10:16:01 PDT --- I don't think this is really a Kepler bug. The problem is that environment variables are poorly supported under Mac OS X. To set environment variables for applications that are run by double clicking on a icon, one must edit ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist There is a property list editor, but it might only be available to users who have installed XCode. See https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPRuntimeConfig/Articles/EnvironmentVars.html One possible enhancement would be to provide a properties file that can be edited. In Ptolemy II, ./configure reads lib/ptII.properties.in and creates lib/ptII.properties This file is read in by StringUtilities.mergePropertiesFile(). Properties listed in this file do not override preexisting properties. The way to control which JVM is invoked is by using the Java Preferences app under Utilities. Adding this sort of functionality to Kepler will increase support costs. Mac OS X is moving away from being a useful OS for developers and becoming a locked-down garden for consumers. Fighting this is an uphill battle. Our best bet it to have a good FAQ that points to recent Apple docs about how to do these things (set environment variables, choose a JVM). I'm marking this as an enhancement because the system works as it should. I'm lowering the priority slightly as well. Feel free to change these. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA Contact for the bug. _______________________________________________ Kepler-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nceas.ucsb.edu/kepler/mailman/listinfo/kepler-dev
