Thanks! So, yes, it upgraded in place. That’s confusing though since the package named "Apache NetBeans 21.app” is now version 26. I don’t remember for sure, but I guess I added the version number to the name since I was keeping multiple versions around. Maybe I don’t need to do that anymore…
> On Jun 26, 2025, at 05:04, Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 at 20:57, Philip Wasson <pwas...@icloud.com.invalid> > wrote: >> I’m trying to get back into development and figured I’d start with an >> up-to-date environment. I downloaded the NetBeans 26 community installer for >> aarch64 and ran it. It said it finished, but I can’t find NetBeans 26 >> anywhere. Spotlight doesn’t find “NetBeans 26”. The most recent version I >> have installed is NetBeans 21. I know the installer is supposed to include a >> JDK, but I saw comments that implied an earlier version needed an >> already-installer JDK for the installer to work. I have JDK 21.0.5 (Temurin) >> installed, and it is what is used when I e.g. enter “java —version” on the >> command line. (I’m assuming it won’t hurt that I have a bunch of older JDKs >> installed too.) Any ideas? > > If the installer completed, the most likely thing is that you no > longer have NetBeans 21. Since NetBeans 19 the installer has done > in-place upgrading. Up until the latest release, the community > installer used a different bundle ID to the ASF installer, but from > NetBeans 26 it uses the same bundle ID that the older ASF installer > used. So it should end up overwriting the previously installed > version. > > The macOS installer uses the bundle ID to track if you've moved or > renamed the application, but rather annoyingly doesn't report where it > installed to in that case. At least, not in the way it's currently > used in NBPackage - input welcomed if there is a way we can usefully > output that information. > > Best wishes, > > Neil > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
