40.1 Managed Settings

Not all settings are used in the same way. Some of the settings might be used only when the platform starts and others only when a specific operation is invoked.

The following list presents the type of settings, the file where they are stored by default and order of precedence:

Eclipse Launcher Configuration
- file name: eclipse.ini
- description: settings used by the Eclipse launcher (executable) to start the process, for example memory allocation thresholds
- precedence:
  - dvt.sh arguments
  - user
  - common
  - $DVT_HOME/eclipse/eclipse.ini
- handling: merged by precedence order; flags that have a key-value nature will be overwritten by the higher precedence value and all other flags will be accumulated
- relevant settings:
  - memory allocation thresholds (-Xms, -Xmx, -Xss)
  - flags used by Eclipse
  - compiler exclude options

GTK RC File
- file name: theme.gtkrc
- description: settings used by GTK window manager under linux operating system to determine the window colors for buttons, text, etc.
- precedence:
  - user
  - common
  - $HOME/.dvt.gtkrc
- handling: replaced by precedence order; the file with higher precedence will be used

Workspace Preferences
- file name: preferences.ini
- description: any changes done through Window > Preferences dialog will be automatically reflected in the preferences.ini file at user level;
- precedence:
  - user
  - common
- handling: merged by precedence order; preferences will be overwritten by the higher precedence value
- relevant settings:
  - key bindings
  - global code templates
  - editor customizations
  - task tags

DVT Generic Run Configurations
- file name: *.launch
- description: run configurations are used to run external programs and can be serialized in *.launch files
- handling: accumulated from all opened projects (including user and common locations automatically linked in DVT-Settings project)

Verissimo Linter Configurations
- file name: *.launch
- description: linter configurations are used to set the linter configuration files (*_lint_ruleset.xml, *_lint_waivers.xml, *_lint_user_notes.xml, *_lint_manual_checks_status.xml) and can be serialized in *.launch files
- handling: accumulated from all opened projects (including user and common locations automatically linked in DVT-Settings project)

Compile Waivers
- file name: waivers.xml
- description: used to change the severity (promote/demote) or disable the problems reported by DVT during compilation (see Compile Waivers)
- precedence:
  - project
  - user
  - common
- handling: accumulated from all levels in precedence order
- default location: <project>/.dvt/waivers.xml

Content Filters
- file name: content_filters.xml
- description: used to eliminate the unnecessary clutter introduced by 3rd party libraries like UVM (automatically hiding their API, TODO reminders, problems, ...)
- precedence:
  - project
  - user
  - common
- handling: accumulated from all levels in precedence order
- default location: <project>/.dvt/content_filters.xml

External Builders
- file name: external_builders.xml
- description: used to invoke any 3rd party script or tool and back-annotate its output (errors, warnings etc.) to the source code (see External Builders)
- precedence: there can't be two configurations with the same name, if it happens there is no guarantee on the precedence order
- handling: accumulated from all levels
- default location: <project>/.dvt/external_builders.xml

Export HTML Documentation
- file name: dvt_export_html.xml
- description: settings used by the Export HTML Documentation Wizard (see Export HTML Documentation)
- precedence:
  - project
  - user
  - common
- handling: flags that have a key-value nature will be overwritten by the higher precedence value and all other flags will be accumulated
- default location: <project>/.dvt/dvt_export_html.xml

Smart Log Styles
- file name: log_styles.xml
- description: Smart Log - Styles customization
- precedence:
  - project
  - user
  - common
- handling: accumulated from all levels in precedence order
- default location: <project>/.dvt/log_styles.xml

Custom Pragmas
- file name: custom_pragmas.xml
- description: used to create Custom Pragmas
- precedence:
  - project
  - user
  - common
- handling: accumulated from all levels in precedence order
- default location: <project>/.dvt/custom_pragmas.xml