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How do I specify the PATH in NetBeans?

When running Ruby code on NetBeans (like when running the tests) I'm having some failures because a program is not being found. That program is installed somewhere in /opt and while for the shell I get that added to my PATH, it seems NetBeans is not getting it.

How do I specify the PATH in NetBeans?

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In Unix, in your netbeans install directory (we'll call it $NETBEANS), there's an etc directory.

$NETBEANS/etc/netbeans.conf can be changed to add things to your PATH or set other environment variables for your Netbeans instances. I set some env variable for my Glassfish launches in there, for example.

Can't say for Windows.

Will Hartung  2010-04-01 22:45:02
That will get lost next time I upgrade or re-install it. Isn't it possible to define it in my user config?
J. Pablo Fernández  2010-04-03 04:54:38
Yes, you're correct. I imagine there is another way of setting this configuration, but I do not know how to set environment variables for a user before the X Desktop starts, or before the Mac GUI starts. For windows, I believe the PATH is global so once set, it's set everywhere after you logout and log back in.
Will Hartung  2010-04-03 17:22:53

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