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Bug 43431

Summary:	Environment Variables don't work with External Execution
Product:	java	Reporter:	RajeshKumar <rajeshkumar>
Component:	Unsupported	Assignee:	issues@java <issues>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P2
Version:	3.x
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows ME/2000
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:

Description RajeshKumar 2004-05-18 13:02:37 UTC

In the Tools->Options->Execution Types->External 
Execution settings, I defined some environment 
variables like this "QMORE_HOME=G:/Qmore/Qmore". 
I set the Append Environment Variables check box 
to true. Still When I run a class with Execution 
type=External Execution, the JVM for that process 
does not know about this environment variable. 
Right now I am modifying the External process 
property in the Execution settings and hard code 
this environment variable there with -D option.

 Is there any way that I can make the Environment 
variable option to work in Netbeans?

Comment 1 Jesse Glick 2004-05-18 14:14:20 UTC

Wrong module.

Comment 2 Jesse Glick 2004-05-18 14:15:07 UTC

Anyway it sounds like you are confusing environment variables with
Java system properties. They are completely different.

Comment 3 RajeshKumar 2004-05-18 14:23:26 UTC

Sorry that I raised the bug in wrong module. I am not well versed 
with all the modules in netbeans. But can I request you to forward 
this to the correct module instead of closing this ticket? I have not 
got any solution yet.

Comment 4 psuk 2004-06-15 19:26:19 UTC

Execution types were removed in current trunk. You will be able to use
and modify project.properties in new build system.
You can try out development version or q-build.