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Bug 24896

Summary: Provide a config file for execution options
Product: [Eclipse Project] Platform Reporter: Martin Möbius <m.moebius>
Component: RuntimeAssignee: platform-runtime-inbox <platform-runtime-inbox>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact:
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P3 CC: jeffmcaffer, trajano
Version: 2.0.1   
Target Milestone: 3.0   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows NT   
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Description Martin Möbius CLA 2002-10-17 05:22:24 EDT 
A config file for command line arguments would solve a few problems.
Its uncommon on windows to provide arguments for ui applications and as I read 
on MacOS too. Its better to keep the configuration of an application with the 
application. Its easier for the user to edit and read a configuration file then 
to create a shortcut on windows.
Arguments I always specify:
-vm 
-data 
-showlocation 
-vmargs

linked bugs
http://dev.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=24512 
http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=23863
http://dev.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=23519
Comment 1 Nick Edgar CLA 2003-02-24 13:27:52 EST 
See also bug 32147.
Comment 2 John Arthorne CLA 2004-11-24 14:09:49 EST 
This is supported in Eclipse 3.0. Command line arguments can be specified as
system properties, or added to the config.ini file.  See Help > Contents >
Platform Plugin Developer's Guide > Reference > Other reference information >
Runtime options for a list of supported runtime options and the corresponding
system property that can be added to the config.ini.
Comment 3 Jeff McAffer CLA 2004-11-24 21:53:08 EST 
The original request is not satisfied by the config.ini file.  The command line 
options mentioned include -vm, -vmargs.  These cannot be specified in 
config.ini.

This bug can remain closed.  Bug 76855 covers the idea of having an ini file 
for the launcher.