#1278 seems to be fixed except for the upgrade scenario

Author: jantje

io.sloeber.core/src/io/sloeber/core/Activator.java

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import org.osgi.service.prefs.Preferences;
 
 import cc.arduino.packages.discoverers.SloeberNetworkDiscovery;
-import io.sloeber.core.api.PackageManager;
 import io.sloeber.core.common.Common;
 import io.sloeber.core.common.ConfigurationPreferences;
 import io.sloeber.core.common.Const;
@@ -223,8 +222,6 @@ private static void runInstallJob() {
 			protected IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
 
 				monitor.beginTask("Sit back, relax and watch us work for a little while ..", IProgressMonitor.UNKNOWN);
-                // Set the gobal variables 
-                PackageManager.updateGlobalEnvironmentVariables();
 				addFileAssociations();
 				makeOurOwnCustomBoards_txt();
 

io.sloeber.core/src/io/sloeber/core/api/BoardDescription.java

@@ -930,8 +930,6 @@ public Map<String, String> getEnvVars() {
     }
 
     private Map<String, String> getEnVarPlatformInfo() {
-        // update the global variables if needed
-        PackageManager.updateGlobalEnvironmentVariables();
         if ((getReferencingPlatformFile() == null) || (getreferencedPlatformFile() == null)) {
             // something is seriously wrong -->shoot
             return new HashMap<>();