Re: All-In-One Installer bug

From: D Tim Cummings (timc..igpond.com.au)
Date: Fri Jun 19 2009 - 19:30:38 EDT

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    I am often logging in as different users both wanting to use eclipse.
    This has caused problems for eclipse since 3.2. I solved the problem
    by each user having their own eclipse install in their home
    directory. e.g.,

    /Users/tim/Applications/eclipse

    Tim

    On 20/06/2009, at 1:38 AM, David Avendasora wrote:

    >>
    >> So I was thinking the installer should do the same, i.e. make sure
    >> the user owns everything in there.
    >>
    >> :-)
    >
    > But what if you log in as a different user than the one you
    > installed it as?
    >
    > Dave
    >
    >>
    >>
    >> On Jun 19, 2009, at 8:19 AM, Jeremy Matthews wrote:
    >>
    >>> soooo....what should we do here (at least for the binary instaler)?
    >>> Anyone?
    >>> Bueller?
    >>>
    >>> We'd like to be careful about giving too many options, or doing to
    >>> much on a per-user basis...I suppose we could add a simple app/
    >>> script to change permissions, but it seems like more of an eclipse
    >>> thing...not sure if its wise to fight it.
    >>>
    >>> -j
    >>>
    >>> On Jun 19, 2009, at 8:12 AM, Mike Schrag wrote:
    >>>
    >>>> 3.5 won't load them either, but with ZERO debug information. It
    >>>> shows that it knows they're there, but they just aren't
    >>>> activated. WTF.
    >>>>
    >>>> On Jun 19, 2009, at 7:52 AM, Mike Schrag wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>> verified btw ... no idea why it's failing now. yay for osgi.
    >>>>>
    >>>>> On Jun 19, 2009, at 7:15 AM, Rudolf B. Blažek wrote:
    >>>>>
    >>>>>> Dear Q, forgive me, if my reply is too long:
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> Here is what fails:
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> 1) Install Eclipse 3.4.2 into e.g. /Developer/Applications/
    >>>>>> eclipse
    >>>>>> 2) Change the ownership of the install folder to root:admin
    >>>>>> chown -R root:admin /Developer/Applications/eclipse
    >>>>>> 3) Start Eclipse as a non-admin user
    >>>>>> At this point Eclipse works OK. It will use ~/.eclipse/ for
    >>>>>> user-based config files
    >>>>>> 4) Install WOLips using the Software Manager in Eclipse
    >>>>>> Eclipse will fail to start when restarted at the end of the
    >>>>>> installation of WOLips
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> Here is what works:
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> 1) Install Eclipse 3.4.2 into e.g. /Developer/Applications/
    >>>>>> eclipse
    >>>>>> 2) Change the ownership of the install folder to your account
    >>>>>> (non-admin joeuser)
    >>>>>> chown -R joeuser:joeuser /Developer/Applications/eclipse
    >>>>>> 3) Start Eclipse as joeuser
    >>>>>> 4) Install WOLips using the Software Manager in Eclipse
    >>>>>> At this point Eclipse works OK.
    >>>>>> It will NEVER use ~/.eclipse/ for user-based config files.
    >>>>>> The folder ~/.eclipse/ is not even created.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> Thanks for trying to reproduce this. I appreciate it.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> Best regards
    >>>>>> Rudy
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> On Jun 19, 2009, at 2:47 PM, Q wrote:
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> On 19/06/2009, at 4:32 PM, Rudolf B. Blažek wrote:
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>> That is the point --- it does NOT work with 3.4.2
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> Ok, just verifying that when 3.4.2 is installed manually (as
    >>>>>>> opposed to using the AIO installer) it still fails.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> I will try to reproduce the problem when I get a chance.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>> On Jun 19, 2009, at 2:06 PM, Q wrote:
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>> On 19/06/2009, at 2:59 PM, Rudolf B. Blažek wrote:
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>>> B) If several users need to use Eclipse with WOLips, use
    >>>>>>>>>> Eclipse 3.4.1
    >>>>>>>>>> --- Install Eclipse 3.4.1 into e.g. /Developer/Applications/
    >>>>>>>>>> eclipse
    >>>>>>>>>> --- Change the ownership of the install folder to root:admin
    >>>>>>>>>> chown -R root:admin /Developer/Applications/eclipse
    >>>>>>>>>> --- Install WOLips using the Software Manager in Eclipse
    >>>>>>>>>> --- Eclipse 3.4.1 will use the ~/.eclipse folder correctly,
    >>>>>>>>>> AFAIK
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>> Does this technique not work with 3.4.2?
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>> --
    >>>>>>>>> Seeya...Q
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>> Quinton Dolan - qdola..mail.com
    >>>>>>>>> Gold Coast, QLD, Australia (GMT+10)
    >>>>>>>>> Ph: +61 419 729 806
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> --
    >>>>>>> Seeya...Q
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> Quinton Dolan - qdola..mail.com
    >>>>>>> Gold Coast, QLD, Australia (GMT+10)
    >>>>>>> Ph: +61 419 729 806
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>
    >>>
    >>
    >



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