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/opt/local/bin/dot not found on homebrew-installed graphviz on Apple Silicon

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#972 opened on Jan 24, 2022

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Description

Observed vs. expected behavior

Observed

Expected

Suggestion

Maybe introduce an environment variable GRAPHVIZ_DOT and/or let the user select it via UI like the PlantUML integration does:

Steps to reproduce

= dot test

[plantuml]

----
@startuml
!include https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML/master/C4_Context.puml
!include https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML/master/C4_Container.puml

Container(t, "Test Container")
Person(p, "Test Person")
@enduml
----

Environment

Plugin Version: 0.36.13

WebStorm Details: 2021.3.1

% sw_vers
ProductName:	macOS
ProductVersion:	12.1
BuildVersion:	21C52
% uname -m
arm64
% brew --prefix
/opt/homebrew
% which dot
/opt/homebrew/bin/dot

https://docs.brew.sh/FAQ#why-is-the-default-installation-prefix-opthomebrew-on-apple-silicon

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how the plugin locates the dot executable and implement a configuration option (environment variable or UI setting) to override the path.
Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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2
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Half day
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Clear
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