Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:47:50 +0200 From: "Boris Hollas" <boris.hollas@gmx.de> To: freebsd-eclipse@freebsd.org Subject: Platform.getOS() on FreeBSD Message-ID: <op.uyl3pyhyk2i85h@localhost>
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Hi,
I had big trouble running the OcaIDE plugin on FreeBSD 7.2 with Eclipse
3.4.1 from ports until I discovered these lines in the plugin source
public static boolean runningOnLinuxCompatibleSystem() {
String os = Platform.getOS();
return (os.equals(Platform.OS_LINUX) || os.equals(Platform.OS_MACOSX));
}
and replaced them with
public static boolean runningOnLinuxCompatibleSystem() {
String os = Platform.getOS();
return (os.equals(Platform.OS_LINUX) || os.equals(Platform.OS_MACOSX) ||
os.equals(Platform.OS_FREEBSD));
}
(see http://ocaml.eclipse.free.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=216).
Now everything seems to work.
My questions:
- Does Platform.OS_FREEBSD return Platform.getOS() only in the Eclipse
version created by the FreeBSD-Eclipse team
or is this built into Eclipse by default?
- If the former is true, is os.equals(Platform.OS_FREEBSD) portable code
or will it produce a compiler error on non-FreeBSD systems?
- Do the Eclipse developers know about the problem?
- What should I suggest to the OcaIDE developers to ensure portability of
the plugin's code?
Best regards,
Boris
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