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1. Create remote connection 2. Create sample project and configure it to use this connection 3. Delete this connection, restart IDE 4. Open project properties. There will be values like next there: Development Host: host@server - not configured Tool Collection: GNU - not found There is no obvious way for user what should he do to configure host and setup toolchain. Which is, BTW: Either running Build (Clean/Run/Debug) action for this project, Or selecting this host in Tools->Options and clicking "Restore Defaults"
Proposed UI changes in the Build node in project properties (post UI-freeze): 1. Change the "user@system - not configured" to "user@system - Offline" 2. If the host is offline, show empty "Tool Collection" and "Platform" properties. Also, don't let either of those labels be highlighted (to show that they've changed). 3. Add a property editor (a [...] button) to the right of the "Development Host" combo box. When pressed, display a similar question box to the one you'd get if you pressed the Build button for a project whose dev host was undefined or offline. This will allow the user to attempt to connect to the remote host so they can run their project. If the connection is attempted and if it succeeds, the "- Offline" part of the dev host property should be removed and Tool Collection and Platform should show the correct information.
Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *200809051401* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress) Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main/rev/f8cac9e4f361 User: Gordon Prieur <gordonp@netbeans.org> Log: Partial fix for IZ #144246 Project properties -- "not configured" host is confusing
Fixed in http://hg.netbeans.org/main?cmd=changeset;node=f8cac9e4f361 (project properties) and http://hg.netbeans.org/main?cmd=changeset;node=6565b8494f1e (property editor UI)
Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *200809091401* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress) Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main/rev/6565b8494f1e User: Gordon Prieur <gordonp@netbeans.org> Log: Added property editor portion of #144246.