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The current manner in which directories and JAR files are added to the NetBeans CLASSPATH can become a bit cluttered. That is, if there are 5 JAR files that are required for my application server plus 3 JAR files required by my database plus 4 JAR files required by my application, I will have a list of 12 JAR files in my list of mounted directories. I would like to propose adding the option of creating a collection or "Library" out of the JAR files and directories that must be included in the CLASSPATH. In this way, I could create an "App Server" library that included the 5 JAR files, a "Database" library that included 3 JAR files, and an "Application" library that included 4 JAR files. The list of mounted directories then would only show these three libraries rather than all 12 JAR files. This "Library" approach provides a simple way to manage and categorize all CLASSPATH settings. JBuilder and JDeveloper use this approach.
I think this falls under the rubric of future projects support, not a near-term enhancement.
You're right Jesse, we've already decided to stole the "library" concept from JBuilder for the new project system.
eh. I meant "steal" not "stole"
Fixed by new ant based build system