setenv variable with spaces in launchd.conf?

Question

I\'m a Linux user that just recently got a mac. I\'m trying to set up my IDE and found out that Macs don\'t use .bashrc / .bash_profile / etc. for GUI apps. So, if you have

Answer 1

Try using launchd instead (create plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/java.props.plist):

    Label
    java.props
    ProgramArguments
    
        launchctl
        setenv
        JAVA_OPTS
        -Djava.io.tmpdir=/tmp -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
    
    RunAtLoad
    
    KeepAlive
    
    LaunchOnlyOnce
    

This will run once and set your environment up. Hope it'll help.