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Netbeans 6.9 fails to import settings from previous version (missing netbeans.import)

Bug #652947 reported by Ben Scholzen 'DASPRiD'
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Nominated for Maverick by Ben Scholzen 'DASPRiD'

Bug Description

Binary package hint: netbeans

I upgraded to Maverick today, and had Netbeans 6.8 installed before. When I first started Netbeans 6.9, it asked me to import 6.8 config data. I confirmed that and got the message, that the file "/usr/share/netbeans/6.9/etc/netbeans.import" could not be found. I then copied that file from netbeans.org, which fixed the error message, but the import itself didn't work correctly (none of the settings were imported).

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Ben Scholzen 'DASPRiD' (dasprid) wrote :

Just to clarify: Yes, I already did an aptitude purge netbeans && aptitude install netbeans to be sure that it was no upgrade issue.

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Alex Stanev (realender) wrote :

What is missing is symbolic link to netbeans.import.
You can create one with this command in terminal:
sudo ln -s /etc/netbeans.import /usr/share/netbeans/6.9/etc/netbeans.import
Then import will work. Don't forget to install plugins you are using. It will ask you to do taht in 10-15 seconds after running Netbeans. Then you have to restart the IDE.

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Ben Scholzen 'DASPRiD' (dasprid) wrote :

There is no netbeans.import there either.

Mika Wahlroos (mpw)
Changed in netbeans (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Mika Wahlroos (mpw) wrote :

I also ran into this on upgrade and the file list of the package does not include the symlink (symlinks for other Netbeans conffiles in /etc are included), so marking confirmed.

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Pascal T (pascal-thivent) wrote :

I also ran into this bug except that I do have a /etc/netbeans.import and creating a symlink to this file as suggested by Alex worked for me.

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jrd (oberto) wrote :

Same issue. Alex's solution did the trick.

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Tomasz Kalkosiński (tomasz2k) wrote :

I confirm that. Symlink has fixed the issue and upgrade was ok.

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LumpyCustard (orangelumpycustard) wrote :

It fixed the problem for me also :) Only thing I then had to do was re open all my projects. Thanks Alex.

Mechanical snail (replicator-snail)
summary: - Netbeans 6.9 package is missing netbeans.import
+ Netbeans 6.9 fails to import settings from previous version (missing
+ netbeans.import)
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Mechanical snail (replicator-snail) wrote :

A similar bug still exists on Precise, for Netbeans 7.0.1: bug #1018585

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