Cannot find setclasspath.sh when starting up Tomcat 7

In attempting to start Tomcat 7 on my MacBook Pro on El Capitan, I was getting the following error:


amp-macbook:Cellar anton$ catalina start
Cannot find /usr/local/Cellar/tomcat7/7.0.63/libexec/bin/setclasspath.sh
This file is needed to run this program

I found the issue to be due to my CATALINA_HOME environment variable. To resolve this, just do the following from your terminal:


unset CATALINA_HOME

That’s it!

Enable root in OS X Yosemite and El Capitan

I needed to do some file moving between users and noticed my admin account didn’t have access, so I tried “su” and “sudo” without success. Apparently, like it Yosemite, root access is disabled by default. Here’s how to enable it:


1. Open Directory Utility (I usually do it via CMD + spacebar, then type "dire")
2. Go to the Edit menu and select "Enable Root User".
3. Enter your desired root password twice.
4. That's it!

Test it out in the terminal by doing:


$ su -

Happy rooting, yo!

Homebrew: How to install on OS X

Since moving to OS X in 2011/2012 for work to do all my development, I’ve moved Homebrew to a must-have. Adding it here for archiving purposes.

From a terminal:


1. /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

2. brew tap caskroom/cask

The 2nd point is to install Homebrew Cask as well, which extends Homebrew’s functionality.

Now get brewing!

IntelliJ IDEA: Pass M2_HOME to the IDE on OS X Yosemite

I had issues in Yosemite with IntelliJ always complaining that it couldn’t see my M2_HOME variable, even though I had it in my .bash_profile.  Turns out that only works in the terminal.

In any case, this worked — I verified it on my Mac, which runs v10.10.5.

1. Save this plist in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ as custom.startup.plist



Label
my.startup
ProgramArguments

sh
-c
launchctl setenv VARIABLE_NAME1 VARIABLE_VALUE1 | launchctl setenv VARIABLE_NAME2 VARIABLE_VALUE2 | launchctl setenv VARIABLE_NAME3 VARIABLE_VALUE3

RunAtLoad
2. Log out then back in

3. That's it!