M2_HOME not found in IntelliJ IDEA 11 on Mac OS X Lion

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I am trying to get IntelliJ to understand where the path variable M2_HOME is, obviously I am failing. I have added it in the .bashrc but after what I read from other posts this on sets the variable in the CLI. Where should I add it, and so it is set each time I login?

I have read the other StackOverflow posts about the topic but I don't understand where I should add it.

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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To set it you can either edit your ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist to add your env variables (such as M2_HOME)

Here is mine :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>M2_HOME</key>
    <string>/usr/local/Cellar/maven/2.2.1/libexec</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Or you can set it manually in IntelliJ's configuration:

Related issues:

Resources:

developer.apple.com - Setting environment variables for user processes

edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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answered Feb 14 '12 at 16:29

Colin Hebert

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Ok, so the plist file is working? And also, does all enviroment variables that you need in GUI apps go here? – LuckyLuke Feb 14 '12 at 17:25
Exactly, but you'll have to reboot (re-login actually) to access these env vars. – Colin Hebert Feb 14 '12 at 17:27
Sorry for asking dumb, but this means that these shells does not have the same location of where they find enviroment variables? – LuckyLuke Feb 14 '12 at 17:28
I don't really get what you mean. – Colin Hebert Feb 14 '12 at 17:31
In other words, why doesn't it work when I add them in .bashrc/.bash_profile etc – LuckyLuke Feb 14 '12 at 17:32
You .bash_profile is executed when you start a new shell, but when you start a new application there is no need to start a shell. So .bash_profile isn't executed. – Colin Hebert Feb 14 '12 at 17:37
Ok, so that file is another place to add such env. variables. Thank you for your help, it is now working :) – LuckyLuke Feb 14 '12 at 17:42

M2_HOME not found in IntelliJ IDEA 11 on Mac OS X Lion

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