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| Eclipse contains a link:https://help.eclipse.org/galileo/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.user/reference/preferences/run-debug/ref-string_substitution.htm[string substitution mecanism]. This feature allows you to specify a path location that can be shared between developers. |
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| Apache IvyDE uses it to find the ivysettings.xml and properties files in both the link:preferences{outfilesuffix}#settings[global preference page] and the link:cpc/create{outfilesuffix}#localconf[project specific preference page]. |
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| == Options |
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| Using the "Workspace..." button will open a window to choose a file in the workspace. Apache IvyDE will automatically fill the field with the proper variable. |
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| image::images/eclipsevar_workspace.jpg[] |
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| Using the "File System..." button will allow you to choose a file in the file system. This path will not be portable. |
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| Finally, you can choose to depend on the Eclipse variable system by clicking on "Variable...". |
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| image::images/eclipsevar_variables.jpg[] |
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| == Backwards compatibility |
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| Previously, Apache IvyDE supported the `project://projectName/path/to/file.ext` protocol. It sill does, but references of this style will be automatically converted in the saved settings to the Eclipse variable way of defining this path: `${workspace_loc:projectName/path/to/file.ext}.` |