Shared directory in plugin_customization.ini

[Martin]

Hi,

I'm putting together a distribution of eclipse with Workspace Mechanics for our developers and would like Workspace Mechanics to scan a common directory by default. 

From what I understand this is possible via plugin_customization.ini.

Being rather new on these things my (perhaps stupid) question is where do I put this file?

Is it in the plugins folder? Do I need to name it in any special way?

Thanks for your help!

/Martin

[Vincent Latombe]

Hello,

you need to edit the eclipse.ini to reference your customization file

something like

-pluginCustomization

custom.ini

Then, in your custom.ini, add something like

# set directory to listen on by workspace mechanic

com.google.eclipse.mechanic/mechanicSourceDirectories=\\\\share\\drive

Hope that helps,

Vincent

2012/9/6 Martin <martin...@gmail.com>

[Mats Rappe]

I personaly uses that aproach, since that also allows me to use different preferences for Workspace mechanics depending on user settings at startup. That allows us to start up Eclipse with different worskapce-defaults depending on what department you are working in.

 

Another aproach is to start Eclipse with the argument

-pluginCustomization /var/myDepartment/customization.ini

[Holger]

Hi,

does this approach work with Eclipse Juno 4.2 on Windows 7, too?
Until now I tried without success. The Plugin always uses the default location.

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Holger

[Robert Konigsberg]

Sadly, I don't know enough about Windows anymore to be able to give a good answer. But if somebody figures it out we can add documentation as need be.

[Holger Brands]

I can confirm that it works with Eclipse 3.7.2 on Windows 7.
So, perhaps it's more like a Eclipse 4.2 issue?

Just guessing...
Holger

2012/9/12 Robert Konigsberg <konig...@gmail.com>

[Holger]

So, was someone able to make this work on Eclipse 4.2, irrespective of the used OS?

Thanks,
Holger

[qotsa]

Hi, 

I did, but it only work for new workspace that is better than nothing ;)