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Bug 210811 - Unclear way to set executable for makefile based remote project
Summary: Unclear way to set executable for makefile based remote project
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: cnd
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Remote (show other bugs)
Version: 7.2
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Alexander Simon
URL:
Keywords: USABILITY
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2012-04-06 10:56 UTC by Alexander Pepin
Modified: 2012-05-01 09:56 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description Alexander Pepin 2012-04-06 10:56:00 UTC
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
Comment 1 Alexander Simon 2012-04-26 15:26:09 UTC
fixed, change set:
http://hg.netbeans.org/cnd-main/rev/947a4b700040
Comment 2 Quality Engineering 2012-04-27 10:00:48 UTC
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
Comment 3 Quality Engineering 2012-05-01 09:56:10 UTC
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