In the meantime there’s VC3, shouldn’t be different except for Welcome screen, but would be great if you’d use that.
Gj On Monday, July 9, 2018, Luca Mambretti <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been using the VC2 build for a couple of days and it seems most of my > debugging issues are gone. > > I've a pretty stacked week ahead full with Java 10 work and I plan on > using VC2 for the whole week, so I'm pretty sure if something doesn't show > up this week I'll be good to go. > > Regards, > Luca. > > ----- Messaggio originale ----- > Da: "Rick Hegarty" <[email protected]> > A: "Glenn Holmer" <[email protected]> > Cc: "dev" <[email protected]>, "netcat" < > [email protected]> > Inviato: Venerdì, 6 luglio 2018 11:07:19 > Oggetto: Re: NetBeans 9.0 VC2 build artefacts uploaded to dist.apache.org > for NetCAT > > I spent about 90 minutes testing VC2: > > - I chose not to import 8.2 settings (since Glenn did), and installed > nb-javac. > - No plugins were available, but 44 plugins were already installedI > created, debugged and tested Java 9 and Java 10 applications with no > issues. > - I created, debugged and tested Java 9 and Java 10 applications with no > issues. > - JDK Javadoc help worked fine, but clicking the Help button on any > NetBeans window (e.g. Tools > Options) does nothing. > - Moving and docking windows, and changing fonts and colors all worked > fine. > - All my usual keyboard shortcuts worked fine. > - Like Glenn, I noticed some unnecessarily small fonts in various > places. For example: Tools > Options > Fonts & Colors > Versioning: > "*Some > colors may not be....*" > - Using Maven worked fine. > - One strange minor issue: after creating a couple of Java applications > and then restarting NetBeans the *Start Page > My NetBeans* incorrectly > reported *<no recent project>* > - *Start Page > Take A Tour *and *Start Page > What's New *send me to > NetBeans 8.x pages in the browser. > - *Start Page > Featured Demo* sends me to a dead YouTube link. > - A very minor point, but some of the links on *Start Page > What's New > > News & Tutorials *are over 4 years old! > - There was just one exception in the IDE Log. It occurred when I tried > to check for plugins: > > usage: InstallPlugins > INFO [org.netbeans.modules.autoupdate.updateprovider.DownloadListener]: > Reading URL > https://netbeans.apache.org/nb/updates/9.0/updates.xml.gz? > unique=0efed4c50-0d22-4f46-8a74-3c8e73a52f45_cd791539- > 7683-474d-a14d-9f3babd241cd > failed (java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect) > INFO [org.netbeans.modules.autoupdate.ui.Utilities]: Connection timed out: > connect > java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect > at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.waitForConnect(Native Method) > at > java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect( > DualStackPlainSocketImpl.java:85) > > > - I realize that most of the issues I am detailing are fairly minor, and > may not be specific to VC2. > - No plugins and no NetBeans Help are the only two significant issues > that I found with VC2. > > > Rick > > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 7:03 PM, Glenn Holmer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On 07/05/2018 07:34 AM, Emilian Bold wrote: > > > Build artefacts for NetCAT are available here: > > > > Imported 8.2 settings, installed nb-javac, everything seems very smooth. > > Worked on a Swing program under JDK10 for about an hour, debugged, > > profiled, gitted, &c., no problems. > > > > The only thing that really stuck out is the splash during updates > > ("updating... turning on modules..."); the font that shows those > > messages is infinitesimally small. > > > > -- > > Glenn Holmer (Linux registered user #16682) > > "After the vintage season came the aftermath -- and Cenbe." > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > >
