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Product Version: NetBeans IDE 6.0 Beta 2 (Build 200710212201) Java: 1.6.0_03; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 1.6.0_03-b05 System: Windows XP version 5.1 running on x86; Cp1252; en_GB (nb) Userdir: C:\Documents and Settings\rsearg\.netbeans\6.0beta2 - Installed latest (Beta 2) build of NB 6.0 - Started IDE, worked on some projects. - Noticed the little update icon in bottom-right corner of IDE - Clicked this - NB tells me there are a number of updated modules, including the IDE itself. - Accepted all the defaults, and allowed NB to download and install the updates. - When prompted to restart the IDE, I restarted immediately. - On restart, the splash screen shows modules being unpacked and installed. - Then I see a big, horrible dialog box (see s/shot, to be attached to this issue). The result is an unusable IDE - most of the modules are deactivated. Only way out is uninstall, re-install, and IGNORE the update. This is very nasty indeed ...
Created attachment 52292 [details] Error dialog
The problem was temporary and was caused by issue 120537: a inconsistency between dev build and its Update Centers. It appeared with older dev builds and todays Update Center. If you install new one Development build the problem will disappear. I'm tracking the issue 120875, it's about a way how to make Autoupdate more robust and avoid same problem in the future. The problem is not valid for production builds like beta1, beta2 and future NB6.0. The inconsistency builds and UCs cannot be fixed.
Btw, issue 120875 is fixed and Autoupdate is now more robust and it's able to resolve the problem like this.
Verified, it is not possible to break IDE this way because there is check that dosn't allow installation in this case.