# Swi emacs / eclipse pdt config on osx

**URL:** <https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/swi-emacs-eclipse-pdt-config-on-osx/9074>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 27, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/swi-emacs-eclipse-pdt-config-on-osx/9074 "2025-06-27T12:05:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![grossdan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/swi-prolog.discourse.group/grossdan/32/23_2.png) [@grossdan](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/u/grossdan)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/swi-emacs-eclipse-pdt-config-on-osx/9074/1 "2025-06-27T12:05:17Z")

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Hello,

I started using osx and installed eclipse and PDT but was not able to figure out how to configure the command line settings so that a prolog process can be started …

Also, “vanilla” swi prolog when started has no menu to start the graphic editor – as a fall back option would love to know how to get emacs working with graphci debugger.

thanks!

Dan

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**Author:** ![jan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/swi-prolog.discourse.group/jan/32/4_2.png) [@jan](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/u/jan)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/swi-emacs-eclipse-pdt-config-on-osx/9074/2 "2025-06-27T13:29:45Z")

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> [@grossdan](#):
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> Also, “vanilla” swi prolog when started has no menu to start the graphic editor – as a fall back option would love to know how to get emacs working with graphci debugger.

Are you using an old version? I thought lacking menus was fixes some time ago, but possibly only in the `swipl-devel` series. Otherwise, you can run

```
?- init_win_menus.

```

To run the GUI debugger, use

```
?- gtrace, my_buggy_goal(....).

```

To edit using the built-in editor, normally use edit/1, where `Something` is the name of a predicate, module, file (base) name and a lot more.

```
?- edit(Something).

```

Note that on MacOS you need XQuartz installed and started for using the GUI tools. Hopefully that will not be needed any more in due time. See [Future of XPCE](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/future-of-xpce/8976)

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**Author:** ![grossdan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/swi-prolog.discourse.group/grossdan/32/23_2.png) [@grossdan](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/u/grossdan)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://swi-prolog.discourse.group/t/swi-emacs-eclipse-pdt-config-on-osx/9074/3 "2025-06-27T13:37:04Z")

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thank you.

the menus appeared, but now i need to readup/figure how to get quarts installed and stated.

Any thoughts on how to set up the command line settings for PDT … wha tis the path and OS path to swipl-win.exe equivalent

thanks!