RE: TaskList module for Netbeans

On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 10:33, Wong, Andy wrote:
> I executed the "test" target and got the following error:
> 
> compile:
> jars:
> test:
> tasklist\usertasks\build.xml [96] Could not create task or type of type: nbinstaller.
> Ant could not find the task or a class this task relies upon.
> This is common and has a number of causes; the usual 
> solutions are to read the manual pages then download and
> install needed JAR files, or fix the build file: 
>  - You have misspelt 'nbinstaller'.
>    Fix: check your spelling.
>  - The task needs an external JAR file to execute
>    and this is not found at the right place in the classpath.
>    Fix: check the documentation for dependencies.
>    Fix: declare the task.
>  - The task is an Ant optional task and optional.jar is absent
>    Fix: look for optional.jar in ANT_HOME/lib, download if needed
>  - The task was not built into optional.jar as dependent
>    libraries were not found at build time.
>    Fix: look in the JAR to verify, then rebuild with the needed
>    libraries, or download a release version from apache.org
>  - The build file was written for a later version of Ant
>    Fix: upgrade to at least the latest release version of Ant
>  - The task is not an Ant core or optional task 
>    and needs to be declared using <taskdef>.
> Remember that for JAR files to be visible to Ant tasks implemented
> in ANT_HOME/lib, the files must be in the same directory or on the
> classpath
> Please neither file bug reports on this problem, nor email the
> Ant mailing lists, until all of these causes have been explored,
> as this is not an Ant bug.
> BUILD FAILED
> Total time: 0 seconds
> 
> 
> Any ideas what went wrong?

Yes:
> Make sure you have the api support modules loaded, then in the

I bet the above is not true. Use the update center to get it.
You need the module "org.netbeans.modules.apisupport.ant"
to have this feature work. It's name is 
"Ant Extensions for Open APIs Support"; use the Setup Wizard
(tools menu) and go the the modules panel to verify that
you have it; it should be in the "Developing NetBeans" category.

-- Tor


> 
> 
> 
> Andy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tor Norbye [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 11:22 AM
> To: Wong, Andy
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: TaskList module for Netbeans
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 10:14, Wong, Andy wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a question regarding on testing. I modified the label on the UserTaskDuePanel and the compile it. How could I import the changes to NetBeans? I tried to generate the tasklist-usertasks.jar and the .nbm file but still NetBeans won't show up the changes. Do I need to restart NetBeans everytime I make a minor changes?
> > 
> 
> Make sure you have the api support modules loaded, then in the explorer
> browse to the build.xml file in the user tasks directory, expand it
> (to show the build targets), and execute the "test" target. This will
> recompile the module, unload the current instance, and load in the
> new instance. (Be sure to close the usertasks window before doing this.)
> 
> -- Tor
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Tor Norbye <[email protected]>
Sun Microsystems, Inc