Modify $PATH to include custom bin folder
Good morning y'all,
How do I modify my vs code (desktop) $PATH for my container? One of my extensions requires Java,
Current PATH:
/root/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-fabdb6a30b49f79a7aba0f2ad9df9b399473380f/server/bin/remote-cli:/usr/local/share/nvm/current/bin:/usr/local/share/npm-global/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/root/.local/bin:/root/.vscode-server/data/User/globalStorage/github.copilot-chat/debugCommand
I tried adding RUN echo "export PATH=$PATH" > /etc/environment to my Dockerfile, and "runArgs": ["--env-file",".devcontainer/devcontainer.env"] to my dev container json. Neither of those seem to carry over to the visual studio code though.12 Replies
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I just added this to my
Dockerfile:
and it seems to work:
I never used /etc/environment but internet says it doesn't support export so it only allows you to set some static variables I guess? I think doing it your way might work if you've used ~/.bashrc instead but then it's per-userHmm.. I have ENV JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/msopenjdk-current
ENV PATH "${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${PATH}" in my Dockerfile. For some reason that doesn't put JAVA_HOME in my $PATH. JAVA_HOME is correctly set though because I can echo it.
Okay. I stopped trying to add Java via the Dockerfile, and instead added the feature "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/java:1": { "version": 17 } which seems to work. Thanks for your help everyone.
yes, that is the intended way
it's probably being overwritten by the devcontainer interpreter, to add any environment variables you should use containerEnv, but for your use-case i'd still recommend using the java feature
https://containers.dev/implementors/json_reference/#general-properties
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Hello, guys, Isn't there a way to stop the PATH variable set in the docker image to be overwritten by vscode without setting it manually in the vscode client side via devcontainer.json or any client side solution?
are you setting the
PATH variable in the Dockerfile and then using that Dockerfile in the devcontainer.json file?I am setting the
PATH in the Dockerfile but i was not aware that the use of a devcontainer.json file was mandatory. The devcontainer.json can be defined at the template and the workspace will automatically use the devcontainer.json configs when the user clicks on "VS Code Desktop" to open?it is not mandatory, I just assulmed you were using it because this is what the thread was about!
can you open another #help thread for your issue?
Sure! My bad for reusing this thread 😅
it's all good -- i just don't want to get the two mixed up
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