Re: Can't open a basic project

Owen Thomas <[email protected]> Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:56:52 +1100
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I feel that I don't want to buy into this, but here's a general observation
that works for me most of the time: find solutions that work for
your circumstance to ease your way through life.

On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 at 10:52, Laszlo Kishalmi <[email protected]>
wrote:

> According to the email Blake is the author of Kiss.
>
> He drops in time-to-time to complain about something like this.
>
> On 1/14/26 11:11, Pieter van den Hombergh wrote:
>
> 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"ltr">I feel that I don&#39;t want to buy into this, but here&#3=
9;s a general observation that works for me most of the time: find solution=
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 at 10:52, Laszlo Kishalmi &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wro=
te:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px =
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    <p>According to the email Blake is the author of Kiss.</p>
    <p>He drops in time-to-time to complain about something like this.<br>
      <br>
      On 1/14/26 11:11, Pieter van den Hombergh wrote:</p>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
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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>met vriendelijke groet<br>
          Pieter van den Hombergh </div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <div class=3D"gmail_quote">
        <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]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;:<br>
        </div>
        <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
          <div dir=3D"ltr">Greetings,
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div>I&#39;ve been=C2=A0away from NetBeans for a while.=C2=A0 T=
hought=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" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">=
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 P=
om.xml
              is just there to describe dependencies for GitHub.=C2=A0 The
              Gradle build was a failed experiment (I should delete
              that!).=C2=A0 And the Ant script is just a cover to call the
              actual build system.</div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div>Those build files can be deleted so that NetBeans
              doesn&#39;t get confused.</div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div>I have tried to use NetBeans 28 for a while with no
              luck.=C2=A0 It appears to only support &quot;standard&quot;
              applications.=C2=A0 If you try to do anything innovative,
              you&#39;re out of luck.</div>
            <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 specific 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 each 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>
    </blockquote>
  </div>

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