Assume this may have to do with the module's public/private/friend API
(i.e. if not accessible may appear missing). May want to check out some of
the references below.
(1) https://netbeans.apache.org/wiki/API_Design.asciidoc
(2)
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Public+vs+Friend+API
(3) https://www.mail-archive.com/dev@netbeans.apache.org/msg09274.html
Eric Bresie
ebre...@gmail.com
On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 10:19 PM Peter Blemel wrote:
> Sean,
>
> I'm back to working on my old platform applications ... I have a form
> using AbsoluteLayout. When I try to edit it, it throws the following. The
> work around is to pick another layout other than Absolute, but I'm curious
> whether you've had any more luck with that module?
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
>
> java.io.IOException: no module org.netbeans.modules.form
> at
> org.netbeans.modules.apisupport.project.queries.ModuleProjectClassPathExtender.addLibraries(ModuleProjectClassPathExtender.java:108)
> at
> org.netbeans.spi.java.project.classpath.ProjectClassPathModifierImplementation$Accessor.addLibraries(ProjectClassPathModifierImplementation.java:401)
> at
> org.netbeans.api.java.project.classpath.ProjectClassPathModifier.addLibraries(ProjectClassPathModifier.java:86)
> at
> org.netbeans.modules.nbform.project.ClassSourceResolver$LibraryEntry.addToProjectClassPath(ClassSourceResolver.java:208)
> at
> org.netbeans.modules.form.project.ClassSource.addToProjectClassPath(ClassSource.java:89)
> at
> org.netbeans.modules.form.project.ClassPathUtils$2.run(ClassPathUtils.java:245)
> at
> org.netbeans.modules.progress.ui.RunOffEDTImpl$ProgressBackgroundRunner.runBackground(RunOffEDTImpl.java:465)
> at
> org.netbeans.modules.progress.ui.AbstractWindowRunner.call(AbstractWindowRunner.java:86)
> at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
> at org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Task.run(RequestProcessor.java:1418)
> at
> org.netbeans.modules.openide.util.GlobalLookup.execute(GlobalLookup.java:45)
> at org.openide.util.lookup.Lookups.executeWith(Lookups.java:278)
> at
> org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Processor.run(RequestProcessor.java:2033)
> Caused by:
>
> From: Peter Blemel
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 1:27 AM
> To: d...@netbeans.apache.org ; NetBeans Mailing
> List
> Subject: Re: Updating an Old Plugin and Having Issues
>
> I'm making a little progress on this. When compiling a different,
> unrelated module, I was getting the following error:
>
> The module C:\Program
> Files\NetBeans-12.6\netbeans\java\modules\org-netbeans-modules-form.jar has
> no public packages and so cannot be compiled against
>
> I assume that in your case, the lack of any public packages is why you
> can't find the FormEditorSupport class. In my case, I found an offending
> module of mine that was depending on the "Form Editor" module for no reason
> that I can remember. My application doesn't edit Forms and I don't recall
> ever having any such dependency. I removed the dependency, and am no
> longer getting any errors related to the org.netbeans.modules.form module.
>
> Does your application edit forms? I found a GitHub repot for it at
>
> https://github.com/szymach/incubator-netbeans/blob/master/form.nb/src/org/netbeans/modules/nbform/FormEditorSupport.java
> if it helps you.
>
> Not much help, I'm sure ... but the cobwebs are slowly clearing for me. As
> for my application, it now launches in 12.6 . My application startup,
> custom project type, and custom file types all seem to be working, which is
> encouraging. My menus are not arranged the way that they were previously,
> which probably has something to do with the layers.
>
> Unfortunately, when I open one of my files the TopComponent briefly shows
> and then disappears. I set breakpoints in both componentShowing() and
> componentClosed(). The debugger stops in both, so some kind of error must
> be silently causing my TC to close. Unfortunately, there's nothing in the
> logs.
>
> I guess I need to go work through the latest MultiView tutorial and see if
> something has changed that I need to be aware of.
>
> I hope you're also making progress.
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
>
>
> From: Peter Blemel
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 10:59 AM
> To: d...@netbeans.apache.org ; NetBeans Mailing
> List
> Subject: Re: Updating an Old Plugin and Having Issues
>
> Just to be clear, I am working in Netbeans 12.6 on both computers.
> Absolute Layout works at home, but at my office it throws
>
> java.io.IOException: no module org.netbeans.modules.form
> at
> org.netbeans.modules.apisupport.project.queries.ModuleProjectClassPathExtender.add
