[GitHub] [netbeans] neilcsmith-net commented on issue #5990: Javadoc http server fails to load

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neilcsmith-net commented on issue #5990:
URL: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/issues/5990#issuecomment-1564599472

   This is probably macOS specific (haven't tested Windows as yet!).  And most likely caused by #5530 
   
   On macOS, it seems that `user.dir` is the root, not the home directory.  And creating the Tomcat directory fails - see also https://github.com/apache/tomcat/blob/9.0.x/java/org/apache/catalina/startup/Tomcat.java#L847
   
   As a workaround, find the userdir - eg. `~/Library/Application Support/NetBeans/18/`.  Inside, add a `<userdir>/etc/netbeans.conf` file with the following contents -
   
   ```bash
   netbeans_default_options="-J-Dcatalina.base=/Users/<user>/TOMCAT $netbeans_default_options"
   ```
   
   I'm assuming we haven't got any UI to set the Tomcat location? cc/ @matthiasblaesing  Possibly another fix for an 18-u1 if we have one?


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