I had to write out a quick post on this.
I downloaded the latest daily build of NetBeans 5.5 from the netbeans download page, and tried out the subversion module. I gave the a "switch to.." command so I can jump to another branch of a large app and wow! I able to navigate the repository and click on which branch I wanted to switch to and it handled it without complaint!
Afterwards, I started moving classes around, and the moves were automatic, all that was required of me was a commit. I didn't have to type 'svn cp' or 'svn mv'. I am impressed. Thi s is going to be the start of a productive friendship.
Bammo!! ...Down for the count...
I placed an enhancement request with NetBeans Issue Tracking late last month. My request was for the development of a feature that would allow freeform projects to recognize subprojects under one project. My request was flagged as RESOLVED-WONTFIX.
What the hey! I thought it was a great idea. Allowing freeform projects to recognize subprojects would allow Sun Blueprints file structures, Maven file structures, or your own custom file structures to be created, opened, and maintained as one project with multiple subprojects. This would curtail the need to open 10 different projects (which is a PITA) when 9 out of those 10 projects are actually subprojects of one main project.
Don't mistake this post for whining about being dissed by “RESOLVED-WONTFIX”, I just believe that the idea of allowing freeform projects to recognize subprojects under one project is too good to pass up. If you like the idea, and want the feature in a new release of NetBeans, please place a vote or add some comments on this issue. Hell, if you hate the idea, comment about that too!
Here is the link to the NetBeans tracked issue.
Sun Microsystems will provide code-level customer support for the NetBeans open source tools platform, the latest version of which is being released by the Sun-driven NetBeans community on Wednesday.
The company's services are intended to assure users that a major company is there to support them as they develop mission-critical applications on the new release, NetBeans IDE 5.0. So far, the only support available has been through the community, via means such as newsgroups and forums, said Dan Roberts, Sun's director of developer tools marketing.Initially, support will be free, but Sun at some point plans to charge several hundred dollars per incident, Roberts said.
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Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:08 PM GMT
for maven projects this feature should actually work. once you install mevenide (http://mevenide.codehaus.org) you get the subprojects for free in maven2 integration. for maven1 projects you need to explicitly declare the multiproject includes..