Re: Can't open a basic project

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Kiss decided to use a homebrewn build system(build).
This is not supported by NetBeans.
This has been discussed earlier on this maillijst.



met vriendelijke groet
Pieter van den Hombergh

Op wo 14 jan 2026, 19:52 schreef Blake McBride <[email protected]>:

> Greetings,
>
> I've been away from NetBeans for a while.  Thought I'd give NetBeans 28 a
> try.
>
> I am trying it with the system located at
> https://github.com/blakemcbride/Kiss
>
> Although that system includes build files for Maven, Gradle, and Ant, it
> isn't built with any of them.  Pom.xml is just there to describe
> dependencies for GitHub.  The Gradle build was a failed experiment (I
> should delete that!).  And the Ant script is just a cover to call the
> actual build system.
>
> Those build files can be deleted so that NetBeans doesn't get confused.
>
> I have tried to use NetBeans 28 for a while with no luck.  It appears to
> only support "standard" applications.  If you try to do anything
> innovative, you're out of luck.
>
> I use IntelliJ everyday with it without any problems.  It makes me think
> that NetBeans is designed to only work in very specific and conventional
> projects.  It is not a generic IDE.
>
> Anyway, I successfully used NetBeans in the past but with each passing
> version it becomes more and more impossible.
>
> Although I doubt this message will be received well, I thought I'd share
> it anyway.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Blake McBride
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>Kiss decided to use a homebrewn build system(build).=
</div><div dir=3D"auto">This is not supported by NetBeans.</div><div dir=3D=
"auto">This has been discussed earlier on this maillijst.</div><div dir=3D"=
auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div data-smartm=
ail=3D"gmail_signature">met vriendelijke groet<br>Pieter van den Hombergh <=
/div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D=
"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Op wo 14 jan 2026, 19:52 schreef Blake McBride &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;:<br><=
/div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-le=
ft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Greetings,<div><br></d=
iv><div>I&#39;ve been=C2=A0away from NetBeans for a while.=C2=A0 Thought=C2=
=A0I&#39;d give NetBeans 28 a try.</div><div><br></div><div>I am trying it =
with the system located at=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://github.com/blakemcbride/=
Kiss" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://github.com/blakemcbride/=
Kiss</a></div><div><br></div><div>Although that system includes build files=
 for Maven, Gradle, and Ant, it isn&#39;t built with any of them.=C2=A0 Pom=
.xml is just there to describe dependencies for GitHub.=C2=A0 The Gradle bu=
ild was a failed experiment (I should delete that!).=C2=A0 And the Ant scri=
pt is just a cover to call the actual build system.</div><div><br></div><di=
v>Those build files can be deleted so that NetBeans doesn&#39;t get confuse=
d.</div><div><br></div><div>I have tried to use NetBeans 28 for a while wit=
h no luck.=C2=A0 It appears to only support &quot;standard&quot; applicatio=
ns.=C2=A0 If you try to do anything innovative, you&#39;re out of luck.</di=
v><div><br></div><div>I use IntelliJ everyday with it without any problems.=
=C2=A0 It makes me think that NetBeans is designed to only work in very spe=
cific and conventional projects.=C2=A0 It is not a generic IDE.</div><div><=
br></div><div>Anyway, I successfully used NetBeans in the past but with eac=
h passing version it becomes=C2=A0more and more impossible.</div><div><br><=
/div><div>Although I doubt this message will be received well, I thought I&=
#39;d share it anyway.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><div><br></div=
><div>Blake McBride</div><div><br></div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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