On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 08:15:39PM +0800, Sadeep Madurange wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to get Netbeans IDE set up for Java development. I installed > netbeans (v25) from the packages. When I start Netbeans, I get a white > window. I see the following error on the terminal: > > WARNING: package com.apple.eio not in java.desktop > WARNING: package jdk.internal.opt not in jdk.internal.opt > WARNING: package com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows not in java.desktop > WARNING: package com.apple.laf not in java.desktop > java.net.UnknownHostException: smwd: smwd: no address associated with name > at java.base/java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost(InetAddress.java:1671) > at org.netbeans.CLIHandler$2.run(CLIHandler.java:642) > at org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Task.run(RequestProcessor.java:1403) > at > org.netbeans.modules.openide.util.GlobalLookup.execute(GlobalLookup.java:45) > at org.openide.util.lookup.Lookups.executeWith(Lookups.java:287) > at > org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Processor.run(RequestProcessor.java:2018) > Caused by: java.net.UnknownHostException: smwd: no address associated with > name > at java.base/java.net.Inet4AddressImpl.lookupAllHostAddr(Native Method) > at > java.base/java.net.InetAddress$PlatformNameService.lookupAllHostAddr(InetAddress.java:934) > at > java.base/java.net.InetAddress.getAddressesFromNameService(InetAddress.java:1543) > at > java.base/java.net.InetAddress$NameServiceAddresses.get(InetAddress.java:852) > at java.base/java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName0(InetAddress.java:1533) > at java.base/java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost(InetAddress.java:1666) > > Then, I tried pointing 'smwd' to 127.0.0.1 in the hosts file. The > exception disappeared (warnings are still there). I still get the white > window. Any ideas? > > Or Java devs, any recommendations for an alternative? > > -- > Sadeep Madurange > PGP: 103BF9E3E750BF7E >
What window manager are you using? You might need wmname (in ports). Try installing it and running something like "wmname LG3D", and then start Netbeans. --
