tm1, in Eclipse Luna 4.4.2 on Win 7 x64, editing values always shows empty entries here. Perhaps behavior has changed lately.
Ray, apologized for not having enough reputation to answer your answer directly. I must say, I liked your idea to expand, I hope you do not mind.
${system_path:cmd.exe} used for the location, since it is not locked to drive C :.
The following was compiled for the arguments. Please note that it contains 160 decimal places for even text placement.
/c echo build_files:áááááááááááá${build_files}&echo build_type:ááááááááááááá${build_type}&echo config_description:ááááá${config_description:${project_name}}&echo config_name:áááááááááááá${config_name:${project_name}}&echo container_loc:áááááááááá${container_loc}&echo container_name:ááááááááá${container_name}&echo container_path:ááááááááá${container_path}&echo current_date:ááááááááááá${current_date}&echo eclipse_home:ááááááááááá${eclipse_home}&echo env_var:^%windir^%áááááááá${env_var:windir}&echo git_branch:ááááááááááááá${git_branch}&echo git_dir:áááááááááááááááá${git_dir}&echo git_repo_relative_path:á${git_repo_relative_path}&echo git_work_tree:áááááááááá${git_work_tree}&echo project_loc:áááááááááááá${project_loc}&echo project_name:ááááááááááá${project_name}&echo project_path:ááááááááááá${project_path}&echo resource_loc:ááááááááááá${resource_loc}&echo resource_name:áááááááááá${resource_name}&echo resource_path:áááááááááá${resource_path}&echo selected_resource_loc:áá${selected_resource_loc}&echo selected_resource_name:á${selected_resource_name}&echo selected_resource_path:á${selected_resource_path}&echo system:ARCH:áááááááááááá${system:ARCH}&echo system:ECLIPSE_HOME:áááá${system:ECLIPSE_HOME}&echo system:NL:áááááááááááááá${system:NL}&echo system:OS:áááááááááááááá${system:OS}&echo system:WS:áááááááááááááá${system:WS}&echo system_path:cmd.exeááááá${system_path:cmd.exe}&echo system_property:upTime:á${system_property:eclipse.startTime}&echo workspace_loc:áááááááááá${workspace_loc}
The result is as follows:
A few notes:
- The source file must be open in the editor and active in order for it to work.
- Recursion variable supported:
${config_name:${project_name}} - I could not get
${build_project} or ${cdt_pathentry_var} to do much. - Interestingly, Eclipse reports my architecture as x86_64, but the OS as x86.
${system_property:eclipse.startTime} is a great way to access some of the "hidden" internal properties of Eclipse. There is a complete list of available commands at help.eclipse.org in the Links, Other Links, Execution Options section here .