You can set the proxy to "Native". In that case, Eclipse will use your OS proxy settings.
However, you could experience the issue described in - https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=330691. I don't know if it has been fixed.
As to Proxy preferences, they are placed in the file:
<YOUR_ECLIPSE_HOME>/configuration/.settings/org.eclipse.core.net.prefs
You can change it before starting JBDS or remove it if you want to restore the default Proxy preferences.
Those preferences can also be set in eclipse.ini
If you start Eclipse with the following preferences:
-DproxiesEnabled=false
-DsystemProxiesEnabled=false
it will behave the same as you set "Direct" Proxy setting in the Eclipse UI.
By removing the org.eclipse.core.net.prefs file my JBDS started again! This is the first time I could make it work without reinstalling everything!!
Thanks!
Also it seems logical it is this file, since the splash screen freezes at the loading of org.eclipse.core.net.
Regarding the mentioned issue I believe it is indeed related, however different. It is true that Direct is always selected when choosing Native. But my problem is that when I choose Manual the JDBS freezes on startup.
To me this should be fixed, but I don't know if I am the only one who experiences this? I only have this network issue with JDBS. All other programs on my Mac are working fine.
It would be nice though seeing this fixed, so I can download plugins for JDBS without having to switch to a different network (which is in fact not allowed at my work, but not my problem )
Anyway thanks again for pointing to this file!
Fabi,
I am trying to fix this issue.
See https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=500230 and https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=501378
Could you, please, provide a stack trace when JBDS freezes without the JNA SVNKit adapter (or the subclipse plugin)?