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

On 10.8.2 the following command works fine:

$ launchctl setenv MY_VARIABLE My\ value\ with\ spaces

Verify with:

$ launchctl getenv MY_VARIABLE
My value with spaces