Re: "Runtime Platform" in (Ant) project properties

2020-06-10 Thread Neil C Smith
On Wed, 10 Jun 2020 at 07:27, Thomas Kellerer wrote: > > > I.e., why do you want to compile & build with JDK 8 and run with JDK 11? > > e.g. because I still need to support Java 8, but also want to test Java 11. Makes perfect sense to me. eg. I have the IDE sources set up to do exactly this. I

Re: "Runtime Platform" in (Ant) project properties

2020-06-10 Thread Emilian Bold
This sounds like an easy 'first-issue' for new contributors. I wanted to quickly create one issue on GitHub but then I saw we have JIRA and I don't know my login there... Just commenting that block would be fine I think. The only problem is make sure the layout doesn't get messed up due to that.

Re: "Runtime Platform" in (Ant) project properties

2020-06-10 Thread Thomas Kellerer
Well, if that dropdown doesn't do anything I absolutely vote to remove it (or implement the feature it promises to do ;) ) Thomas Emilian Bold schrieb am 06.06.2020 um 14:45: > Sounds like that combobox is pointless and confusing to users and should be > removed? > > --emi > > sâm., 6 iun.

Re: "Runtime Platform" in (Ant) project properties

2020-06-10 Thread Thomas Kellerer
> I.e., why do you want to compile & build with JDK 8 and run with JDK 11? e.g. because I still need to support Java 8, but also want to test Java 11. Sometimes Swing behaves differently between the two, and it would be convenient if I could run the application using Java 11 from within

Re: "Runtime Platform" in (Ant) project properties

2020-06-06 Thread Geertjan Wielenga
Yup. Or extended to provide what it should be providing, the possibility of setting runtime platforms. Gj On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:45 PM Emilian Bold wrote: > Sounds like that combobox is pointless and confusing to users and should > be removed? > > --emi > > sâm., 6 iun. 2020, 15:24 Geertjan

Re: "Runtime Platform" in (Ant) project properties

2020-06-06 Thread Emilian Bold
Sounds like that combobox is pointless and confusing to users and should be removed? --emi sâm., 6 iun. 2020, 15:24 Geertjan Wielenga a scris: > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35071993/how-to-change-netbeans-java-project-runtime > > That might help and at least explains the current

Re: "Runtime Platform" in (Ant) project properties

2020-06-06 Thread Geertjan Wielenga
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35071993/how-to-change-netbeans-java-project-runtime That might help and at least explains the current state. Gj On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 11:25 AM Geertjan Wielenga wrote: > Can you describe your scenario more explicitly so that it can be > understood? > >

Re: "Runtime Platform" in (Ant) project properties

2020-06-06 Thread Geertjan Wielenga
Can you describe your scenario more explicitly so that it can be understood? I.e., why do you want to compile & build with JDK 8 and run with JDK 11? Gj On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 10:59 AM Thomas Kellerer wrote: > Thomas Kellerer schrieb am 29.05.2020 um 09:52: > > What is the intended use of the

Re: "Runtime Platform" in (Ant) project properties

2020-06-06 Thread Thomas Kellerer
Thomas Kellerer schrieb am 29.05.2020 um 09:52: What is the intended use of the "Runtime Platform" drop down in the project properties of an Ant project? The only option it shows is "Project Platform", even though I have multiple JDKs configured in the IDE. The "Manage Platforms" button next

"Runtime Platform" in (Ant) project properties

2020-05-29 Thread Thomas Kellerer
What is the intended use of the "Runtime Platform" drop down in the project properties of an Ant project? The only option it shows is "Project Platform", even though I have multiple JDKs configured in the IDE. The "Manage Platforms" button next to the dropdown simply takes me to the "Java