Amazing work. Gj
On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 at 23:47, Pieter van den Hombergh < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > We have created installers for Apache NetBeans 29 RC3 using Azul Zulu JDK > 25.0.2. These have been published at > Friends of Apache NetBeans installers' site > <https://installers.friendsofapachenetbeans.org/rc29-rc3/> > Testing the installer implicitly validates the sha512 sum > > I have smoke-tested the installers on: > * macOS Apple Silicon. (signed, notarized, and stapled) > * Ubuntu Linux 24.04 > * Raspberry Pi 5 > * Windows 11 > > All went well on macOS Apple Silicon, Ubuntu Linux (x86), Windows 11, using > the package JDK (25.0.2). > > I was less lucky when testing on RaspBerry Pi (5, 8g RAM). > > On Raspberry OS (a Debian derivative) on the aarch64 (arm64) architecture, > I can't edit (the line with the cursor gets a yellowish background, but the > cursor does not advance). > I started the IDE from the command line, after the installer has installed > in a directory on the PATH. > It appears as if the NetBeans-window does not get focus, because > everything I type appears in the terminal I used to fire up NetBeans. > > I also installed NetBeans 28 (using an installer) to make sure, and this > shows the same issue. > > Then I installed the binary zip, ran it with both zulu and temurin both 25, > same issue. > > As last resort I used zulu 21 with NB 28. Same thing. > Then I had a 💡. Wayland or X11? > > I must have had wayland running on the PI. Switched to X11 and the problems > were gone. > Tested with the Apache zip and with the FoAN installer (29-rc3 + zulu > 25.0.2). Both worked as far as the editor is concerned. No further testing. > > Note that I received some warnings in the terminal: > ---- > WARNING: package com.apple.eio not in java.desktop > WARNING: package com.sun.tools.classfile not in jdk.jdeps > WARNING: package com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows not in java.desktop > WARNING: package com.apple.laf not in java.desktop > WARNING: A terminally deprecated method in sun.misc.Unsafe has been called > WARNING: sun.misc.Unsafe::objectFieldOffset has been called by > org.apache.lucene.util.RamUsageEstimator > (jar:file:/usr/lib/apache-netbeans/ide/modules/ext/lucene-core-3.6.2.jar!/) > WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of class > org.apache.lucene.util.RamUsageEstimator > WARNING: sun.misc.Unsafe::objectFieldOffset will be removed in a future > release > ---- > > > > I will add a note on the installers page to warn potential RaspBerry Pi > users when running the Linux-aarch64 version, to switch to X11. > > > > I have also removed rc2 from said website. > > Best regards, > > Pieter van den Hombergh > > Met vriendelijke groet, > Pieter van den Hombergh. > Kerboschstraat 12 > 5913 WH Venlo > > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM Eric Barboni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > The third release candidate build for Apache NetBeans 29 is available > > (links below). > > Changes since NetBeans 29 rc 2 can be seen at > > https://github.com/apache/netbeans/releases/tag/29-rc3 > > > > Please help with testing, and file issues in GitHub as necessary - > > https://github.com/apache/netbeans/issues > > > > If you're a committer adding an issue, or helping triage an issue (please > > do!), add the milestone and/or priority labels as > > appropriate. > > > > Use priority:high for should be fixed before release, priority:critical > > for must be fixed before we can release. > > > > **The following rules are applied to pull requests from now until > > release:** > > > > Please read the full info on how we manage pull requests to delivery at > > least once! - > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Pull+requests+for+delivery > > > > PR's intended to be included in the 29 release : > > - Limited to fixes (link an issue if there is one, or provide > > justification in description) > > - Label with priority:high or priority:critical as appropriate. > > - Base on the delivery branch. > > - Mark with NB29 milestone. > > - Will be merged by the release team. > > > > PR's with features for a future release : > > - Base on the master branch. > > - Will be reviewed and merged in the usual way. > > - If possible stay away from big refactoring. > > - If possible do not overlap with fixes for 29 (delivery will be merged > > to master weekly). > > > > The NetBeans 29-rc2 artifacts are here: > > > > > > > https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Netbeans/job/netbeans-TLP/job/release290/6/artifact/dist/netbeans/ > > > > Alternative links to latest release candidate: > > https://nightlies.apache.org/netbeans/candidate/netbeans/ > > > > Link to the binary zip: > > > > > https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Netbeans/job/netbeans-TLP/job/release290/6/artifact/dist/netbeans/netbeans-29-rc3-bin.zip > > SHA512: > > > 3e2c575f53b89f142556f9b3fa425b48db42ce1f33d59915faa222a2c70be38dbdfa0c21e40d3d77bef665a51f681466f78fbd5749f383574f3fc8721929e8f0 > > > > > > The sources are here: > > > > > https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Netbeans/job/netbeans-TLP/job/release290/6/artifact/dist/netbeans/netbeans-29-rc3-source.zip > > SHA512: > > > e252d16600cd94e2fa6f3eab4124b54c68968d2dcbac9eb0eaf365324b19690600754945b1a267451ef5a4b057389d67e58b0917e8794254bad667f985c71490 > > > > > > The PRs already integrated into NetBeans 29 are : > > https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pulls?q=is%3Amerged+milestone%3ANB29 > > > > Issues currently tagged for NetBeans 29 are : > > > > > https://github.com/apache/netbeans/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+milestone%3ANB29 > > > > Release schedule : > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Release+Schedule > > > > Thank you for your contributions and review! > > > > Best Regards, > > Eric > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > > > > > > >
