But the build should succeed anyway, i.e., I don't see JavaHelp absence blocking the build from succeeding for me. So, I'd advise to try the build again and if it fails post the error message here. The build should succeed with later JDKs, but safest is to use JDK 8.
Gj On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 1:00 AM Emilian Bold <emilian.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <jhu...@stanref.com> 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 > > > > jhu...@stanref.co > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > >
