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I used NetBeans 7.0.1 several years ago, and at first launch of 8.0.1 I chose not to import the existing settings. File|New Project... starts with Choose Project, I have to click Next twice to get to Finding Feature, which is blank, and the only usable buttons are Back and Cancel. Product Version = NetBeans IDE 8.0.1 (Build 201408251540) Operating System = Mac OS X version 10.9.4 running on x86_64 Java; VM; Vendor = 1.7.0_17 Runtime = Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 23.7-b01
Please attach your IDE log file and reopen, thanks.
The box to attach log was checked, how do I attach the log when that doesn't work?
wiki.netbeans.org/FaqLogMessagesFile
Created attachment 149544 [details] Log
The log complains about missing file /Applications/NetBeans/NetBeans 8.0.1.app/Contents/Resources/NetBeans/ide/modules/org-netbeans-modules-usersguide.jar How did you install NetBeans 8.0.1?
I renamed the old NetBeans folder to "NetBeans 7", downloaded netbeans-8.0.1-macosx.dmg and ran the installer, then renamed the new NetBeans folder to "NetBeans 8". (I've been in the habit of renaming with version numbers after some unrelated programs had problematic new versions; now when that happens I can just run the old version, or, as in the original case, use different versions for different projects.)
It looks like there's an inappropriately hardcoded path to something inside the app bundle. Apple seems to have good documentation of how to handle bundled resources using native APIs, but I didn't find anything obvious about what to do in Java. Accessing a Bundle’s Contents: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFBundles/AccessingaBundlesContents/AccessingaBundlesContents.html Accessing Files and Directories: https://developer.apple.com/Library/mac/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGuide/AccessingFilesandDirectories/AccessingFilesandDirectories.html