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I admit I've done something suspicious: I've removed org-netbeans-modules-java-hints-processor.jar from an outdated testing directory to get it updated using "Missing Modules Resolver". Unlike other modules, it is not built with the job "nbms-and-javadoc", so it's obviously a deployment problem.
What exactly are you trying to do? the -java-hints-processor module is no longer part of the trunk build, as the Java Hints SPI has been introduced and the processor has been moved to org-netbeans-spi-java-hints.jar.
Sorry for the inconvinience - seems the move was done recently, as my local repo copy still contains the module (updated two or three days ago, so should contain the changes until then, I'd expect).
Not that recently - was done about two months ago. Where exactly do you see the module? The directory in the checkout (java.hints.processor) may still exits if you have e.g. the build subdirectory (I do in some of my clones). But it should not contain any sources.
Ah, yes, You're right - didn't notice that. Usually I'm not so crazy as to try to force updates of outdated modules (which are not always recognized for updates, probably because of their outdated deps) manually ... ;-)