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Bug 245628 - Activation of Base IDE plugins fail after Base IDE is deactivated.
Summary: Activation of Base IDE plugins fail after Base IDE is deactivated.
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Plugin Manager (show other bugs)
Version: 8.1
Hardware: PC Windows 7
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Libor Fischmeistr
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2014-07-14 01:36 UTC by MackSix
Modified: 2014-08-06 11:55 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
Exception Reporter:

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2014-07-14 01:38 UTC, MackSix 		Details
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2014-07-14 01:39 UTC, MackSix 		Details
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Description MackSix 2014-07-14 01:36:57 UTC 
1. Install NetBeans.
2. Goto Tools>>Plugins>>Installed and activate Java SE, HTML 5, Java Web & EE.
3. After activation, Java SE, HTML 5, Java Web & EE, Tools, Base IDE, and Service Registry will be activated.
4. Deactivate everything. Restart NetBeans.
5. Although Tools was deactivated, it still shows activated.
6. Activate Java SE, HTML 5, Java Web & EE, and Base IDE.

Results: They will not activate and a message pops up that says:

Activation failed: Netigso: C:\Developer\netbeans-201407090001\ide\modules\org-eclipse-mylyn-commons-net.jar: java.io.IOException: Cannot start C:\Developer\netbeans-201407090001\ide\modules\org-eclipse-mylyn-commons-net.jar

7. Activate only Java SE, HTML 5, Java Web & EE and they will activate OK.

Above error after step #6 is encountered if Base IDE is activated.

Workaround: Restart NetBeans. Base IDE will still show deactivated in Plugin Manager, but activation is now successful.

Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201407090001)
Java: 1.8.0_05; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 25.5-b02
Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.8.0_05-b13
System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; Cp1252; en_US (nb)
Comment 1 MackSix 2014-07-14 01:38:40 UTC 
Created attachment 148019 [details]
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Comment 2 MackSix 2014-07-14 01:39:37 UTC 
Created attachment 148020 [details]
Screenshot of Activation Failure
Comment 3 MackSix 2014-07-14 05:49:30 UTC 
(In reply to MackSix from comment #0)
> Workaround: Restart NetBeans. Base IDE will still show deactivated in Plugin
> Manager, but activation is now successful.

The workaround is no workaround because afterwards the Start Page is missing and the options to show the Start Page is missing from the Help menu. Also, the Usage Statistics section in Tools>>Options>>General is missing.

There may be other things missing or not functional, I don't know.

The only way to fix this is, that I know of, is to delete the userdir.
Comment 4 MackSix 2014-07-14 05:51:14 UTC 
Also note that this bug occurs if the Base IDE is deactivated without ever activating any other modules.


1. Install NetBeans.
2. Deactivate Base IDE. Restart NetBeans.
3. Activate Base IDE.

Results: Base IDE will not activate and a message pops up that says:

Activation failed: Netigso: C:\Developer\netbeans-201407090001\ide\modules\org-eclipse-mylyn-commons-net.jar: java.io.IOException: Cannot start C:\Developer\netbeans-201407090001\ide\modules\org-eclipse-mylyn-commons-net.jar
Comment 5 MackSix 2014-07-17 19:49:59 UTC 
Another Workaround to enable the Usage Statistics and Start Page:

1. In Tools>>Plugins>>Installed, Check "Show details".
2. Enable IDE Branding.