I also change the bin/karaf startup script as well as the wrapper.conf since I'm running Karaf as a Windows service. Not the route I want either but right now that's what i do.
/Bengt 2012/12/10 andrew burks <[email protected]> > Since this option isn't available now, is there a workaround that I can > use? Currently I have changed the bin/karaf startup script but this isn't > the route I want to take going forward. I am currently attempting to set > the system property through the JAVA_OPTS environment variable since this > is an environment variable that the system knows of and uses in the script > but I am not having much luck. > > - Andrew > > > ________________________________ > From: Bengt Rodehav <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; andrew burks <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 1:38 PM > Subject: Re: File Install System Properties > > I agree with you that access to the environment variables would be great. I > just meant that unless you put the environment variables in a separate > namespace (like giving them a prefix of "env." or similar) you would have > to specify how to handle name collisions. > > Today, the variables accessible in FileInstall can come from several > sources where system properties is one of them. However, the source of the > variable is not visible in the name of the variable. I was assuming that > this was by design which is why I suggested that environment variables > would have the "lowest" priority and would be overridden by system > properties. But, bottom line, I'm also interested in acessing environment > variables from FileInstall - it would make my life easier too. > > /Bengt > > > 2012/12/10 andrew burks <[email protected]> > > > Felix, > > > > That is sort of the way I am currently setting my system property, and it > > is the only option I see so far. > > > > Bengt, > > > > Yes, I agree with your statement about system properties overriding > > environment properties. But it would be nice to be able to have file > > install access the environment variables. Ultimately, I am trying to have > > multiple karaf instances watch the same directory for configuration file > > changes. This has been accomplished, but it would be a lot cleaner if the > > file install could access environment variables. > > > > - Andrew > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Bengt Rodehav <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 7:28 AM > > Subject: Re: File Install System Properties > > > > I guess the System.getEnv() method could be used to give FileInstall > access > > to the environment variables. I've been thinking about this myself. Right > > now I have to fill my startup scripts (and wrapper.conf) with "-D..." for > > every environment variable I want to use. File install could have an > option > > to enable this. Logically, I think system properties should override > > environment properties. > > > > /Bengt > > > > > > 2012/12/10 Felix Meschberger <[email protected]> > > > > > Hi > > > > > > This is probably more of a generic Java question than a specific Karaf > or > > > Felix question... > > > > > > The only way, I know if is to launch Java with things like > > > > > > java -Dsys.prop="$ENV_PROP" > > > > > > Regards > > > Felix > > > > > > Am 07.12.2012 um 21:21 schrieb Andrew Burks: > > > > > > > Hello Felix, > > > > > > > > Thanks for the response. Yes, file install supports java properties, > > but > > > my question is that is there any way to set a custom java property with > > the > > > value of a system variable? I've tried specifying it in the > > > system.properties file but it did not work. The only way I could get it > > to > > > work was setting the property on the command line when starting up my > > karaf > > > instance. > > > > > > > > - Andrew > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 4, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Felix Meschberger <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hi, > > > >> > > > >> (Not knowledgeable in the internal details) > > > >> > > > >> Your description sounds like File Install supports Java system > > > properties as replacement variables. This is not the same as > environment > > > variables. > > > >> > > > >> Regards > > > >> Felix > > > >> > > > >> Am 03.12.2012 um 15:18 schrieb andrew burks: > > > >> > > > >>> Hi, > > > >>> > > > >>> I have a few questions about FileInstall and system properties. I > am > > > working in a linux environment and I would like to know if I can use an > > > environment variable as a substitution property in a config file. If > so, > > > how would I go about this? I have created an environment variable and > > > substituted it in my fileinstall config file but fileinstall says that > it > > > does not exist. I know it exists because I am able to echo the contents > > of > > > the variable on the command line. I discovered a workaround online but > > this > > > involved changing the bin/karaf startup script and this isn't the the > > way I > > > would like to go. Could you let me know what I am doing wrong here? I > am > > > using apache karaf 2.2.7 and file install 3.2.2. > > > >>> > > > >>> Thanks, > > > >>> > > > >>> Andrew Burks > > > >> > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > >
