JavaHelp was removed from Apache NetBeans due to an Apache licensing policy.
It's on my todo list for re-inclusion in CoolBeans (as some older Platform apps use it). --emi On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 11:34 PM Joseph Huber <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello! > > > > I am in the initial phase of trying to patch a NetBeans 11.0 platform module > (which I have successfully done in NetBeans 8.2) per the procedure at > http://wiki.netbeans.org/DevFaqOrphanedNetBeansOrgModules. I downloaded the > 11.0 source from the links at > > https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/incubator/netbeans/incubating-netbeans/incubating-11.0/incubating-netbeans-11.0-source.zip > > > > The process is crashing at the “ant -f nbbuild/build.xml bootstrap” step with > numerous errors regarding javax.help, such as: > > nb_all\nbbuild\antsrc\org\netbeans\nbbuild\CheckHelpSets.java:37: error: > package javax.help does not exist > > > > In the netbeans 8.2 platform source, javahelp\external contains the following > files: binaries-list, jhall-2.0_05.jar, jhall-2.0_05-license.txt > > > > In the netbeans 11.0 platform source, javahelp\external contains the > following files: binaries-list, jhall-2.0_05-license.txt > > > > jhall-2.0_05.jar is missing in 11.0, which I believe is the source of the > above error. The 11.0 binaries-list file contains the following text: > > > > # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one > > # or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file > > # distributed with this work for additional information > > # regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file > > # to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the > > # "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance > > # with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at > > # > > # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 > > # > > # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, > > # software distributed under the License is distributed on an > > # "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY > > # KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the > > # specific language governing permissions and limitations > > # under the License. > > CA70822C47A67FC3A11670270567C2D01566DAE1 jhall-2.0_05.jar > > > > It seems that jhall-2.0_05.jar should be in the 11.0, javahelp\external > folder (like it is in 8.2), but it is missing. Is this a bug? I searched > through the 11.0 source, and I don’t find jhall-2.0_05.jar included. > > Thank You for any help! > > > > Joe Huber > > Standard Refrigeration LLC > > 2005 Reverchon Dr > > Arlington, TX 76017 > > Cell: 682-777-8374 > > [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
