diff --git a/pdb-js/.gitignore b/pdb-js/.gitignore
index 779bcdd..66e4c4c 100644
--- a/pdb-js/.gitignore
+++ b/pdb-js/.gitignore
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ testem.log
 # System Files
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
+/env.sh
diff --git a/pdb-js/build.gradle b/pdb-js/build.gradle
index 2c8f26f..b7198f8 100644
--- a/pdb-js/build.gradle
+++ b/pdb-js/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import java.nio.file.Paths
+
 plugins {
 	id("com.github.node-gradle.node") version "3.0.1"
 }
@@ -9,7 +12,7 @@ node {
   version = version_nodejs
 
   // Version of npm to use. Uses the version included in nodejs if not set. 
-  npmVersion = version_npm
+  //npmVersion = version_npm
 
   // Version of Yarn to use.
   //yarnVersion = '0.16.1'
@@ -60,3 +63,26 @@ jar {
 dependencies {
 	
 }
+
+task createEnvShell {
+    final String cwd = file(".").getAbsolutePath();
+    final File script = file("env.sh");
+    final String nodejsPath = "${cwd}/.gradle/nodejs/node-v${version_nodejs}-linux-x64/bin";
+    final String npmPath = "${cwd}/build/npm/npm-v${version_npm}/bin";
+    final String nodeModulesBinPath = "${cwd}/node_modules/.bin";
+    final String content = '#usage: source env.sh'+"\nexport PATH=${nodeModulesBinPath}:${npmPath}:${nodejsPath}:\$PATH\n";
+    
+    inputs.property("version_nodejs", version_nodejs)
+    inputs.property("version_npm", version_npm)
+    inputs.property("content", content)
+    outputs.file(script)
+    
+    doLast {
+        println 'create environment shell script'
+        Files.writeString(script.toPath(), content);
+    }
+}
+tasks['eclipse'].dependsOn createEnvShell
+
+
+