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Steps to reproduce: - add a new build host using Automatic copying - create a remote makefile based project in local directory (e.g. in /export/projects) - clean and build the project, OK - run the project Result: Error window appears saying "/home/<user>/.netbeans/remote/<build_host>/<local_host_name>-<platform> does not exist or is not an executable". This message is very unclear and confusing especially for new users. - of course it's not an executable as this is a directory - what does this path mean? And from where it was taken - why it points to the home directory when a user created project in the local directory? - what a user should do then? Ok, let user somehow guess that the path to executable should be set in ProjectProperties->Build/Make->BuildResult then: - where user should look for the executable? It's not easy to guess that the local path to the project should be added to the path mentioned in Error window - if user tries to hit ellipsis button in Build Result property then a file chooser dialog appears pointing to the local directory where the project was created but it does not contain build results
fixed, change set: http://hg.netbeans.org/cnd-main/rev/947a4b700040
Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *201204270400* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress) Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main-golden/rev/947a4b700040 User: Alexander Simon <alexvsimon@netbeans.org> Log: fixed Bug #210811 Unclear way to set executable for makefile based remote project
Integrated into 'main-golden', will be available in build *201205010400* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress) Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main-golden/rev/edeb080ab44c User: Alexander Simon <alexvsimon@netbeans.org> Log: fixed Bug #210811 Unclear way to set executable for makefile based remote project - additional fix