Public bug reported: Binary package hint: eclipse
Hi: I noticed that eclipse uses the configuration file /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse.ini, which contains amongst other settings, the maximum amount of heap space for the JVM. It seems to me that such a setting will increasingly be modified by end-users, and thus should be configurable from a file such as ~/.eclipse/eclipse.ini (i.e., in the user's home directory). This would make it behave the same way as most linux programs out there. Is there some reason that this isn't done? Reading the bug report at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eclipse/+bug/43162, comment #5 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eclipse/+bug/43162/comments/5) states that they've very recently (a few days ago) moved the eclipse.ini to be in /etc. Again, this doesn't seem to fit the common model of having configuration be overrideable by a file in the user's home directory. Cheers ** Affects: eclipse (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- There should be a eclipse.ini file in user's home directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485167 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
