[QPID-7457] [Java Broker] Allow qpid.work_dir to be set as system property, and not overridden by QPID_WORK

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: qpid-java-6.1
• Component/s: Broker-J
• Assignee: Robert Godfrey
• Reporter: Robert Godfrey
• Created: 13/Oct/16 14:31
• Updated: 19/Nov/16 16:25
• Resolved: 19/Nov/16 16:25

Description

As per the discussion in this mail thread, currently the way the qpid.work_dir variable is set is somewhat odd due to its history. If it is set via the -prop command line property it is used as the work directory, however if it is not set in this way then the value from QPID_WORK is use and overrides and value set as a system property for qpid.work_dir.

As outline in the mail thread I believe instead it should always use qpid.work_dir if it set (in system properties or the environment) and only then fall back to QPID_WORK