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JRE path as environment variable #3981
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Does
${localEnv:USER}(or any defined environment variable) work for you in thesettings.json? As far as I know this probably doesn't work there. In fact that's the subject of #3976 . The problem is VS Code doesn't resolve them, or offer a nice way for extensions to do the resolution.We're looking to use https://www.npmjs.com/package/vscode-variables , which would be done with
${env:<variable>}. Once that's done, it should be possible to define our own variables and resolve them as wanted.@rgrunber, you are correct
${localEnv:USER}doesn't work in thesettings.jsonfile. I think that's strictly a devcontainer.json variable too.I'll keep an eye out for any updates and test them out if/when available. Thanks!
Hello, is there an environment variable to get the full JRE path for the extension? Specifically, when referencing from a
devcontainer.jsonorsettings.jsonfile. Below is a path I'm talking about.For reference, I am creating a Dev Container for my team, which are using different OSs. The container will be using an older JRE version that some plugins won't support. I want to be able to reference the vscode-java JRE path in different settings without having to figure out the path after install.
For example, I am using Redhat's Community Server Connectors. In it, I have to define the java home
rsp-ui.rsp.java.home. Currently, I pass the following if a user is on Windowsbut on Macs I have to do
If there's a way to get that path without having to look it up, it'd be very useful.