Can someone help a newbie in building and debugging Netbeans IDE from source

"Bergquist, Brett" <[email protected]> Tue, 1 Aug 2017 07:52:36 -0700
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I was able to get the source code and setup ANT with the options and built =
the IDE and can run "ant tryme".   What I am looking for is how to debug th=
is built IDE and also any tips on building and debugging the IDE from withi=
n Netbeans itself.

I have poked around the mailing lists and such but have not found the magic=
al site that explains this basics.   I don't want to build an application b=
ased on the platform, I want to do somethings with the IDE itself.

For example, I would like to add back in the option to not do Directory Dep=
loyment for Java EE EAR as this is not working for me in my configuration.

So just a quick link to "look here for the answers is fine".

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I was able to get the source code and setup ANT with=
 the options and built the IDE and can run &#8220;ant tryme&#8221;.&nbsp;&n=
bsp; What I am looking for is how to debug this built IDE and also any tips=
 on building and debugging the IDE from within Netbeans
 itself.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have poked around the mailing lists and such but h=
ave not found the magical site that explains this basics.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don=
&#8217;t want to build an application based on the platform, I want to do s=
omethings with the IDE itself.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">For example, I would like to add back in the option =
to not do Directory Deployment for Java EE EAR as this is not working for m=
e in my configuration.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">So just a quick link to &#8220;look here for the ans=
wers is fine&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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