Excellent! Turns out I've had deactivated the 'Netbeans Plugin Development' plugin and that was causing the issue. It never occured to me that I'd need that, since I was not trying to create a plugin. Silly me.
Thanks again Gj! 2017-11-26 12:16 GMT+01:00 Geertjan Wielenga < [email protected]>: > In the main menu, go to File | New Project. > > What are the Categories that you see there? > > Opening the whole repo as a project, except as an Ant Freeform project, is > not supported -- as pointed out above, the project.xml in nbbuild defines > an Ant Freeform project. > > However, opening individual modules is definitely possible -- assuming you > have installed NetBeans with Java support, i.e., then you'll have "NetBeans > Modules" in the Categories list in the New Project dialog. > > Gj > > On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Martin Dindoffer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Yes, that's correct. I am trying to open either the whole netbeans git > repo > > as a project, > > or at least a specific module, such as the core.network. > > But again, when I try to do that the IDE won't let me - > > https://imgur.com/OHMaD0z > > Perhaps there's a mandatory plugin that I am missing? No info in the > logs, > > cloned correctly, builds fine. > > > > As for the skype call - I am currently travelling so not an option today. > > But thanks for willingnes Gj! > > > > 2017-11-26 12:01 GMT+01:00 Geertjan Wielenga < > > [email protected]>: > > > > > Indeed, in the project.xml of 'nbbuild/nbproject/project.xm', it's > clear > > > that the project is a org.netbeans.modules.ant.freeform project, so > the > > > result that you've shown in your screenshots is correct. But the > question > > > is what's the problem with that? > > > > > > Gj > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 11:51 AM, Geertjan Wielenga < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > What is it actually that you're trying to achieve? I.e., you want to > > work > > > > on the core.network module, for example? That's a NetBeans module and > > you > > > > should be able to open that into NetBeans IDE and work on it. Just > > tried > > > > that, no problem. > > > > > > > > Gj > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 11:12 AM, Geertjan Wielenga < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> Or, better still, I'll make a quick YouTube clip to explain it. > > > >> > > > >> Gj > > > >> > > > >> On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 11:11 AM, Geertjan Wielenga < > > > >> [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 11:07 AM, Martin Dindoffer < > > > [email protected] > > > >>> > wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> I'm using the oracle nightly build simply because at the time, > > > >>>> many fixes and commits were not backported to the apache version. > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> Nope, not true. Heaps have been backported over the past weeks. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>> Which I think is still the case, or at least has been until > earlier > > > this > > > >>>> week. > > > >>>> I am not aware of any commits related to ant project handling > > > >>>> or the nb build system per se, so is there really a point in > trying > > > >>>> to use the apache builds? > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Nevertheless, I've tried it just now and I am experiencing > > > >>>> the very same issues as with the oracle build. > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> Maybe I can take a look via a quick Skype call with you? > > > >>> > > > >>> Thanks, > > > >>> > > > >>> Gj > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Thanks > > > >>>> > > > >>>> 2017-11-26 10:51 GMT+01:00 Geertjan Wielenga < > > > >>>> [email protected]>: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > Why are you "using the Oracle nightly build from 2017-07-22"? > > > Instead, > > > >>>> > please use Apache NetBeans: > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > github.com/apache/incubator-netbeans > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > Thanks, > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > Gj > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 6:17 PM, Martin Dindoffer < > > > >>>> [email protected]> > > > >>>> > wrote: > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > The nbbuild project can be opened with no problems. The > > > build-nozip > > > >>>> > target > > > >>>> > > on the nbbuild runs OK, but I see no difference. > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > This is how the netbeans project looks like when opened as a > > whole > > > >>>> top > > > >>>> > > level project: > > > >>>> > > https://imgur.com/GIZTkBY > > > >>>> > > The nbbuild project view: > > > >>>> > > https://imgur.com/tph5uyA > > > >>>> > > The Open Project window when opening a submodule: > > > >>>> > > https://imgur.com/OHMaD0z > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > The "ant tryme" cmd works just fine and opens the just-built > > IDE. > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > BTW I am not using 8.2 release, I'm using the Oracle nightly > > build > > > >>>> from > > > >>>> > > 2017-07-22 > > > >>>> > > with updates (which is virtually the same as the latest > build). > > > >>>> > > I don't see anything relevant in the messages.log file. > There's > > > >>>> just 1 > > > >>>> > > exception related > > > >>>> > > to missing easyPMD profile when starting up and some info > > messages > > > >>>> > > probably due to rebuilding the cache. > > > >>>> > > The log: https://pastebin.com/eub7Y4fe > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > 2017-11-25 11:29 GMT+01:00 John McDonnell < > > > [email protected] > > > >>>> >: > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > > How about opening the nbbuild project? > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > If that opens fine, attempt the 'build-nozip' target (its > the > > > >>>> same as > > > >>>> > > > what you've done from the command line but you never > know...). > > > >>>> That > > > >>>> > > > should build Apache NetBeans 9 ide from sources. From > there I > > > >>>> would > > > >>>> > > > then attempt to try opening up the 'core.network' from your > > > >>>> NetBeans > > > >>>> > > > 8.2 instance and see what happens. > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > Any other info in the logs? Look here to see where the log > > files > > > >>>> are > > > >>>> > > > for NetBeans: http://wiki.netbeans.org/FaqLogMessagesFile > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > When you were running ant from the command line, did you try > > an > > > >>>> 'ant > > > >>>> > > > tryme' command? any issues with NetBeans starting? > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > John > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > On 25 November 2017 at 09:50, Martin Dindoffer < > > > >>>> [email protected]> > > > >>>> > > > wrote: > > > >>>> > > > > I've thought so as well. But I've cloned twice and deleted > > the > > > >>>> > Netbeans > > > >>>> > > > > cache. > > > >>>> > > > > Any ideas what could be the culprit? > > > >>>> > > > > Ant 1.10.1 / Win > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > 2017-11-24 22:58 GMT+01:00 John McDonnell < > > > >>>> [email protected] > > > >>>> > >: > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> > > > >> Maybe something didn't clone correctly? > > > >>>> > > > >> > > > >>>> > > > >> I've updated my local just there and opened the > > core.network > > > >>>> project > > > >>>> > > > >> with and without the required projects checkbox being > > ticked > > > >>>> and > > > >>>> > > > >> didn't have any issues. > > > >>>> > > > >> > > > >>>> > > > >> Regards > > > >>>> > > > >> > > > >>>> > > > >> John > > > >>>> > > > >> > > > >>>> > > > >> On 24 November 2017 at 19:27, Martin Dindoffer < > > > >>>> > [email protected]> > > > >>>> > > > >> wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >> > Hi everyone, > > > >>>> > > > >> > > > > >>>> > > > >> > Is the Apache Netbeans repo supposed to be a > > netbeans-ready > > > >>>> ant > > > >>>> > > > project? > > > >>>> > > > >> > How should I import the incubator-netbeans into the > > > netbeans? > > > >>>> > > > >> > It builds just fine with simple 'ant' command. But > when I > > > >>>> open it > > > >>>> > in > > > >>>> > > > the > > > >>>> > > > >> > ide, all I get > > > >>>> > > > >> > is a freeform project "main" with just a build.xml > > > resolved. > > > >>>> > > > >> > > > > >>>> > > > >> > Trying to open a specific cluster, such as > core.network I > > > get > > > >>>> > > > >> > an <unrecognized project; missing plug-in?> error > message > > > in > > > >>>> the > > > >>>> > > > Project > > > >>>> > > > >> > Name textfield. > > > >>>> > > > >> > > > > >>>> > > > >> > Thanks, > > > >>>> > > > >> > > > > >>>> > > > >> > Martin > > > >>>> > > > >> > > > > >>>> > > > >> > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
