Maven does this as well, and there are configurations (as well as command line options) to manage this.
I would not be happy with a tool that changed the pom.xml or it's meaning. I like that I get a warning, and then I get to decide how to address it. For me, managing JDK versions by using Tools->Java Platforms works as long as I'm in the IDE. For a more robust solution, Maven provides documentation on how to manage multiple (and appropriate) JDK installations. . . . just my two cents. /mde/ On 2/20/2020 4:15 AM, Emilian Bold wrote: >> Back to modern days: Java 11 doesn't allow compiling for Java 5 any > more. It's a simple if() just to check for the version of the compiler - > and if it's 11 or above set the minimum target compiling level to at > least 6 and disable any lower versions. C'mon - don't tell me 100s of > devs could get this done in the time this exists > > You could open an issue about this too. Note that 1M devs does not imply > 100s of volunteers working for free to fix every issue. > > --emi > > joi, 20 feb. 2020, 07:22 cryptearth <cryptea...@cryptearth.de> a scris: > >> TBH I didn'T read all of your reply, but from the first few lines I did >> read: no, you got me wrong. >> My question is as simple as that: Is it possible, and if so: How?, to >> change the default project folder where new projects supposed to get >> created on disk? I didn't found any setting in whatever the GUI gives me >> (as someone else on this list a few ago said: "Netbeans is basically a >> graphical wrapper around maven.") and I didn't found any config file. >> The one mentioned on many search results on the net doesn'T seem to have >> an effect either, and the other user replied to my question seem to >> didn't got my question at all and pointed me to a file wich has nothing >> to do with per-user settings at all. >> Yes, Netbeans has many flaws - and obvious a lot of them exists since >> 15(!) years (I found a bug report wich evolved into a discusion from >> back late 2004 about this very topic). Is it really that much to ask >> just for a simple input dialog right at the first time start up where >> the user wants his default project location to be? And is it that hard >> to at least somewhat follow the style many graphical programms followed >> for the past three decades where you have a menu bar, starting with >> File, then Edit, then maybe some more, and end with Extras and Help - >> and to just put an "options" or "settings" into one of those - and offer >> the same settings dialog as mentioned before? How old is Netbeans? 15+ >> years? And it's menus are that - sorry to say it this directly: >> immature? It's like an early not feature complete alpha where someone >> couldn't decide just where to put it. >> Back to modern days: Java 11 doesn't allow compiling for Java 5 any >> more. It's a simple if() just to check for the version of the compiler - >> and if it's 11 or above set the minimum target compiling level to at >> least 6 and disable any lower versions. C'mon - don't tell me 100s of >> devs could get this done in the time this exists. >> All made fun about me cause I'm using just a simple editor with some >> basic syntax highlight and a terminal to compile. If I see what a mess >> and overhead all this fancy IDEs and build-tools costs - wich in fact >> they're supposed to do for the dev - not in addition to it - what's the >> benefit of wasting time to figure out how to get around simplest fails >> done in every beginners for dummies book? >> >> I'm done with it - back to the old style - that at least did what I told >> to do .. >> >> Am 20.02.2020 um 03:45 schrieb Mark Eggers: >>> First of all, I'm just a happy NetBeans user. >>> >>> Second of all, this is just my opinion. >>> >>> So let me try to understand your problem first. >>> >>> 1. You crashed what appears to be a Windows data and programs disk >>> >>> This is different than where your user profile is stored. I understand >>> this, since I do the same thing to minimize usage of a small OS SSD >> drive. >>> >>> 2. You reinstalled NetBeans on a new disk >>> >>> 3. You recovered your NetBeans projects on a new disk >>> >>> The problem is that the 'Recent Projects' list links to the wrong >>> location. I'm guessing that this is the case since either drive letters >>> have changed or directories have changed. >>> >>> In addition, there may be a lot of issues with the cache. >>> >>> The best solution is to: >>> >>> 1. Ignore the 'Recent Projects' list until you've opened 10 or more >> projects >>> >>> As Gj has pointed out, editing the projectui.properties file is not >>> something that should be done. I confess that I've done it, but it's not >>> trivial. >>> >>> Just don't do it. >>> >>> 2. Before starting NetBeans, delete the cache directory. >>> >>> In short, both will be rebuilt properly by NetBeans as you use the IDE. >>> >>> As to your setting a target below 6 with JDK 11: - you can't. This is a >>> JDK limitation. >>> >>> If you want to compile (and be proper) a J2EE 2.5 project, with source >>> and target set to 1.5 (in Maven parlance), then you have one option that >>> I can see. >>> >>> a. Install JDK / JRE 8 along with JDK / JRE 11. >>> b. In Tools->Java Platforms, register the JDK 8 platform >>> c. In the project Properties->Build->Compile panel, configure the >>> project to use the registered JDK 8 Java Platform >>> >>> I do this all the time, as I'm trying to get a company I consult for to >>> move from J2EE 2.5 / Tomcat 7 to servlet spec 4 and Tomcat 9. >>> >>> I do this on Windows 10 Professional, with the last Oracle JRE / JDK 8 >>> and AdoptOpenJDK 11.0.6 installed from the zip file. >>> >>> The only time things get unpleasant is if I try to build a JDK 5 project >>> from the command line, since my default Java is 11.0.6. >>> >>> . . . just my two cents >>> /mde/ >>> >>> On 2/19/2020 3:56 PM, cryptearth wrote: >>>> I know at least someone will feel offended no matter how polite I try to >>>> write my response, hence I try to just repeat the question instead of >>>> responding to the reply (I guess someone who read carefully might notice >>>> what I mean and try to avoid to say out loud): >>>> >>>> Is there a way to (re-)set the default projects folder? >>>> And why is it that almost any answer you get when you ask google about >>>> this very topic points to file I mentioned? >>>> >>>> Matt >>>> >>>> Am 20.02.2020 um 00:23 schrieb Geertjan Wielenga: >>>>> Do not change that file, do not touch it. >>>>> >>>>> The file you need, if what you want is define the JDK to use to start >>>>> NetBeans, is "etc/netbeans.conf" in the installation directory. >>>>> >>>>> Gj >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 12:22 AM cryptearth <cryptea...@cryptearth.de >>>>> <mailto:cryptea...@cryptearth.de>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Well, I wrote my mail to soon before even try it myself - as I >>>>> have to add: No matter what I put into the mentioned properties >>>>> file it doesn't change the default path NB uses. I also tried to >>>>> find it in other config files and even in the windows registry - >>>>> but had no luck. So, as manual edit a config file referred to on >>>>> many resulst found by google, and as there seem no option in the >>>>> GUI I can change - how do I change the default folder? >>>>> >>>>> Matt >>>>> >>>>> Am 20.02.2020 um 00:18 schrieb Geertjan Wielenga: >>>>>> Np, you never need to edit "projectui.properties". >>>>>> >>>>>> Gj >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 11:12 PM cryptearth >>>>>> <cryptea...@cryptearth.de <mailto:cryptea...@cryptearth.de>> >> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> So, as I had to recover from a hard disk crash I had NB 11.2 >>>>>> set up >>>>>> again but didn't got any dialog about default project folder. >>>>>> As I got >>>>>> through google this has to be done manual by editing the file >>>>>> projectui.properties located in >>>>>> >>>>>> >> userhome/appdata/roaming/netbeans/11.2/config/preferences/org/netbeans/modules. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I have found several topics as early as NB 6.x. >>>>>> >>>>>> Two simple questions: >>>>>> 1) Why and why wasn't there any change since at least NB 6.x? >>>>>> 2) Is there any hidden way to change this via the GUI? >>>>>> >>>>>> There're several other things the GUI doesn't handle as it >>>>>> should, for >>>>>> example allow setting target java version below 6 when a >>>>>> compiler >>>>>> version 11 or higher is used, as since v11 compiling is only >>>>>> supported >>>>>> down to v6 -> compile failure. Isn't an IDE supposed to give >>>>>> a developer >>>>>> some convenience? As far as I got into the overhead Netbeans >>>>>> require I'm >>>>>> not sure if it's the right IDE for me - but I couldn't get >>>>>> Eclipse to >>>>>> even launch properly, let alone set up a project. >>>>>> >>>>>> Matt >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> 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 >> >> >
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