[forge-dev] SOLVED: installing plugins on Windows

[Richard Kennard]

 > do you think you might also be able to try this one? https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-305

I had a muddle. Pull request issued.

On 2/03/2012 4:19 AM, Lincoln Baxter, III wrote:
> Hey Richard,
>
> I think this is a good approach. Let's do it!
>
> As a side note, if you are good with windows shell scripting (you have to be better than I,) do you think you might also be able to try this one? 
> https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-305
>
> All we need is a simply test. If NOT Java Version >= 6, Exit with error.
>
> If that's tricky, no worries!
>
> ~Lincoln
>
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Richard Kennard <richard at kennardconsulting.com <mailto:richard at kennardconsulting.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi guys,
>
>     I have identified the problem with installing plugins of Windows and looking for .forge in the wrong location. It seems it has nothing to do with any
>     Java
>     code. Rather, the file bin/forge.bat contains...
>
>         if "%HOME%" == "" (set "HOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%")
>         ...
>         -modulepath %HOME%\.forge\plugins
>
>     So it is using the variable %HOME% *if it is not already set*. However, there is a small, fringe project (I don't think it'll ever catch on :) called
>     'Git'
>     which asks you to set an environment variable called HOME too. If I change all references to %HOME% to, say, %USERHOME%...
>
>         if "%USERHOME%" == "" (set "USERHOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%")
>         ...
>         -modulepath %USERHOME%\.forge\plugins
>
>     Then it works. I haven't pushed any changes in case you disagree with this approach?
>
>     Regards,
>
>     Richard.
>
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