I've just been setting up a Ubuntu workstation and wanted to add some settings to eclipse.ini. When I searched for the file I found:
- /etc/eclipse.ini
- /usr/lib/eclipse.ini
My questions are:
- Does Eclipse actually use both files?
- If so, in what order does it read them?
- How does it merge them?
- Both of the files I found are system wide, is there a location in my home directory I could put one that would effect only my instances?
Here's how to determine which eclipse.ini file you should use (joomla.org):
- If you downloaded Eclipse IDE manually from internet the "eclipse.ini" file is just inside the unpacked folder
- If you installed Eclipse via terminal or software center the location of the file is "/etc/eclipse.ini"
- In some Linux versions the file can be found at "/usr/share/eclipse/eclipse.ini". Do not use this file if you found a config file at "/etc/eclipse.ini".
To be sure where your Eclipse folder is, check $ECLIPSE_HOME, and if not specified (these directions at least work for Juno):
- Open Eclipse as you normally do.
- Click Help -> About Eclipse SDK
- Click Installation Details
- Go to the Configuration tab
- Find "eclipse.home.location=file:PATH". PATH is where eclipse is installed.
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