From owner-freebsd-eclipse@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu Aug 13 18:15:48 2009
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-eclipse@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-eclipse@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E75CB106564A
	for <freebsd-eclipse@freebsd.org>; Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:15:48 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from boris.hollas@gmx.de)
Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3FA048FC15
	for <freebsd-eclipse@freebsd.org>; Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:15:48 +0000 (UTC)
Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 13 Aug 2009 17:49:05 -0000
Received: from p54A218F2.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO localhost) [84.162.24.242]
	by mail.gmx.net (mp011) with SMTP; 13 Aug 2009 19:49:05 +0200
X-Authenticated: #34156689
X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18jBelX5KkjFZ9iTmrMRN0RSCi/KmzNm4EI2WKrgx
	5cF5fCoqyp2qKW
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes
To: freebsd-eclipse@freebsd.org
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:47:50 +0200
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
From: "Boris Hollas" <boris.hollas@gmx.de>
Message-ID: <op.uyl3pyhyk2i85h@localhost>
User-Agent: Opera Mail/10.00 (FreeBSD)
X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0
X-FuHaFi: 0.57
Subject: Platform.getOS() on FreeBSD
X-BeenThere: freebsd-eclipse@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: "FreeBSD users of eclipse EDI, tools, rich client apps &amp;
	ports." <freebsd-eclipse.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-eclipse>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-eclipse-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-eclipse>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-eclipse@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-eclipse-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-eclipse>,
	<mailto:freebsd-eclipse-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:15:49 -0000

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