error failed to format with Adapter for Eclipse Code Formatter. Configured settings file does not exist, path=""

[amineacher]

What steps will reproduce the issue? provoking the formatting : using the save trigger for triggering the formatting, shows an error about the empty path of the formatting file even if the formatting file exists

Even using the default formatter shows the same error

What is the expected result?

The formatting to be executed.

What happens instead? the following:

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macOS

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thank you

[krasa]

what about this?

[amineacher]

Thank you @krasa it worked by setting the profile.. can you please explain why having the profile plus the setting the file is necessary... thank you

[krasa]

The profile is for managing the plugin config, the setting file is for the eclipse formatter itself.