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  • Edit netbeans.conf
  • Invoke NetBeans
  • Add the JDK8 Platform
  • Import NetBeans projects
  • Rebuild
  • Run sample code
  • Run sample code with grade built shared libraries (optional)

Edit netbeans.conf

We have found the nightly versions of NetBeans to be unstable under JDK8, but fine otherwise.  Further, NetBeans needs to be told not to report errors when private JDK classes referenced.  The netbeans.conf file is located in the etc directory of your NetBeans install.  You will edit netbeans_default_options and netbeans_jdkhome.

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# Options used by NetBeans launcher by default:
# (can be overridden by explicit command line switches)
#
# Note that default -Xmx and -XX:MaxPermSize are selected for you automatically.
# You can find these values in var/log/messages.log file in your userdir.
# The automatically selected value can be overridden by specifying -J-Xmx or
# -J-XX:MaxPermSize= here or on the command line.
#
# If you specify the heap size explicitly, you may also want to enable
# Concurrent Mark & Sweep garbage collector.
# (see http://wiki.netbeans.org/FaqGCPauses)
#
netbeans_default_options="-J-client -J-Xss2m -J-Xms32m -J-XX:PermSize=32m -J-Xmx1024m -J-da -J-DCachingArchiveProvider.disableCtSym=true -J-Dnetbeans.logger.console=true -J-Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true -J-Dapple.awt.graphics.UseQuartz=true -J-Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true -J-Dsun.java2d.dpiaware=true -J-Dsun.zip.disableMemoryMapping=true -J-Dplugin.manager.check.updates=false -J-Dnetbeans.extbrowser.manual_chrome_plugin_install=yes"

# Default location of JDK:
# (set by installer or commented out if launcher should decide)
#
# It can be overridden on command line by using --jdkhome <dir>
# Be careful when changing jdkhome.
# There are two NetBeans launchers for Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) and
# installer points to one of those in the NetBeans application shortcut 
# based on the Java version selected at installation time.
#
netbeans_jdkhome="/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_11.jdk/Contents/Home"

Invoke NetBeans

Note that before you invoke NetBeans, you may need to clear your old defaults and start with a fresh NetBeans install or you might get errors.

Add the JDK8 Platform

Invoke Tools->Java Platforms

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Import the NetBeans Projects

Open Project... (you may need to resolve missing junit jars, don't open web or builders for now)
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Rebuild

This might take quite a long time depending on how fast your machine it.  There should be no red marks on any of the projects.

Run Sample Code

Here is some sample code that was hooked up to use the base, graphics and controls projects. When saved, these projects were built by the IDE and the same code executed using the source in the IDE.
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Run Sample Code with gradle built shared libraries

//TODO - explain how to hook up the shared libraries in the run dialog

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