Because the folder is empty? Gj
On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 19:45, HRH <hrh...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote: > > > > Well, I looked into the IDE generated POMs for both project types > assiduously and there are no major differences, that would lead one to > believe Maven is the culprit here. In summary, during the project build, > the resource sub-folder (within the Maven compliant folder structure) is > copied from the "src" sub-tree to the "target" sub-tree, by the IDE for the > "FXML JavaFX Maven Archetype" projects but this step is completely elided > for the "Simple JavaFX Maven Archetype) projects. > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, September 17, 2020, 11:21:48 PM GMT+4:30, HRH > <hrh...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > That's precisely what I was doing, by looking into the Maven docs, and > trying to find a way to copy this file to the right destination folder. The > generated pom.xml files for both templates seem identical with the > exception of the main class name and the project name, so there must be a > reason why they behave differently. > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, September 17, 2020, 11:11:27 PM GMT+4:30, Ernie Rael < > err...@raelity.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On 9/17/2020 11:33 AM, HRH wrote: > > Ok, I need to be more specific vis-a-vis my last reply. Initially, > > when I created the src/main/resources sub-folder and put my image.jpg > > in that directory, Maven copied it the .jpg file to the > > "target/classes" directory instead of > > "target/classes/org/openjfx/${package} where all the class files > > reside. In contrast, for the "FXML JavaFX Archetype (Gluon)" template, > > Maven copies the content of the "src/main/resources" to > > "target/classes/org/openjfx/${package} and the runtime can load the file. > > It's up to you to figure out what/if maven is doing differently for one > project and not the other. It's not a NetBeans issue. Take a look at the > structure under resources > > -ernie > > > > > I hope this clarifies the ambiguity in the last reply. > > > > On Thursday, September 17, 2020, 10:31:40 PM GMT+4:30, HRH > > <hrh...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote: > > > > > > Ernie > > > > I have done that (making a "resources" sub-folder under the src/main) > > but Maven does not copy its content to the "target" subtree. Not sure > why? > > > > On Thursday, September 17, 2020, 10:16:20 PM GMT+4:30, Ernie Rael > > <err...@raelity.com> wrote: > > > > > > On 9/17/2020 9:58 AM, HRH wrote: > > > > > > Hi Ernie, > > > > > > I hear what you're saying about the empty directory. I kept the > > > artifact in the src/main and manually copied it to the target/classes > > > tree after the build. However, "Run Main Project" tends to rebuild and > > > wipe the "target" sub-tree (because I am missing the nb-javac plugin), > > > which then leads to a runtime error due to missing artifact. > > > Currently, I going through Maven documentation to figure out a way (I > > > recall seeing a Maven plugin somewhere) to copy this file from > > > "main/src" to "target/classes" as the last step in the build and I > > > believe this will circumvent my issue. > > > > I'm confused. Why don't you create the resources directory, > > .../src/main/resources/ and move the files to there and be done with the > > problem? > > > > You do not seem to have a maven compliant file layout. Why not make it > > compliant and be done with this whole issue of manually copying files > > around? > > > > -ernie > > > > > > > > Thanks as always for your insight > > > On Thursday, September 17, 2020, 7:47:21 PM GMT+4:30, Ernie Rael > > > <err...@raelity.com <mailto:err...@raelity.com>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 9/17/2020 5:11 AM, HRH wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > The "Simple JavaFX Maven Archetype (Gluon)" template from the "New > > > > Projects->Java with Maven" does not create a resource sub-folder > under > > > > the src subtree, so the developer can store required artifacts (i.e. > > > > jpg images,etc.) for the project in that folder. If the artifacts > > > > placed in the src directory with the main and the controller source > > > > code, the maven does not copy them to the target->classes, hence the > > > > developer needs to manually copy > > > The developer can put the resources where they belong for the maven > > > build system when the developer initially adds them. > > > > > > > these artifacts src->main to the "target->classes" after each build, > > > > to avoid runtime errors. > > > > > > > > In contrast, the "FXML JavaFX Maven Archetype (Gluon)" template > always > > > > creates "Other Sources/src/main/resources/${project.package}" tree > > > > structure for the artifacts (i.e. fxml, css, images, etc.) and the > > > > maven copies them to the "target->classes->${package}" sub-folder. > > > > > > > > If possible, it would be great if these two templates create a > > > > consistent tree structure. > > > > > > > > > The FXML project has resources, so it creates the directory and puts > the > > > resources there; the other project type does not does not have > resources > > > and so does not create the directory. You're suggesting creating empty > > > directories, which SCM will get rid of. > > > > > > Just create the directory when you need it. (I kind of agree with you, > > > but there are so many valid directory structures for a project... The > > > SCM issue is the clincher, empty directories do not stay around) If you > > > don't know where the resources are supposed to go, then having some > > > directory hanging around won't help anyway. > > > > > > -ernie > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > > <mailto:users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org> > > > <mailto:users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > > <mailto:users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org>> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > <mailto:users-h...@netbeans.apache.org> > > > <mailto:users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > <mailto:users-h...@netbeans.apache.org>> > > > > > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > > <mailto:users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org> > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > <mailto:users-h...@netbeans.apache.org> > > > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > > > > > > > >