mbien commented on issue #4787: URL: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/issues/4787#issuecomment-1283844040
although I personally don't use installers for NB, I do like the idea of the community bundles since they contain a recent JDK too which removes an entire category of "wrong env setup" issues. It does also provide a very good out-of-the-box experience, since a student for example would program against the most recent JDK with the first new project s(he) creates. So if the windows installer is causing issues and there is lack of interest in maintaining it (like with the linux installer), lets remove it too and feature the community bundles a bit more prominently, because I have the feeling they are often overlooked. I would also like to take a look if its possible the zip release a bit more self sufficient. E.g if it could offer a runtime JDK download if someone tries to launch the zip on an unsupported JDK - this would bring the zip really close to bundles and bring us a tiny step closer to the removal of nb-javac. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
