Pascal coloring
In distributed netbeans version 7.0.1 the pascal code will have no colors and it will appear loke a plain text file.
COBOL formatting
In distributed netbeans version 7.0.1 the Cobol files will not have proper indentation in the code.
EDT Keypad Disabled
In distributed netbeans version 7.0.1 The EDT support is removed completely.
Version Renumbered
Distributed NetBeans 5.5.1 for OpenVMS was the last release on which NetBeans 5.5 and NetBeans 5.5.1 was supported. The current release of Distributed NetBeans 6.5.1 supports NetBeans 6.5 only. Therefore, Distributed NetBeans has been renumbered to Version 6.5.
Interactions with the NetBeans C/C++ Development Pack
The NetBeans C/C++ Development Pack can be installed with the Distributed NetBeans plug-in. The NetBeans C/C++ Development Pack takes precedence over the Distributed NetBeans C/C++/Fortran/Bash support when both plug-ins are installed. Therefore, the following remote actions are disabled for C/C++/Fortran/Bash files upon the installation of NetBeans C/C++ Development Pack: Remote Compile, Remote Execute (from Bash file), Remote Properties. Remote Execute for DCL command procedures and Ant scripts can be used instead of Remote Compile in these cases.
Remote Project Cannot Be Created in a Directory Containing an NBPROJECT Folder
Distributed NetBeans does not allow a directory containing this folder to be chosen as the remote FTP root of a remote project. When this occurs, the Next and Finish buttons will be grayed out in the wizard until a suitable remote root directory is selected. An error message is returned that explains why the remote project cannot be created.
The SYS$LOGIN Directory Cannot Be Chosen as Remote Root for a New Remote Project
An error message is returned that explains why the remote project cannot be created.
Java Source Version on Desktop and IDE Server Must Be Compatible
When you convert a local Java project to a remote project, Distributed NetBeans checks that the JVM version used on your desktop system and IDE Server are compatible. You cannot convert your project to a remote project until the Java project and IDE Server are using compatible JVMs. See Setting the Java Source Version for more information.
EDT Keypad Disabled by Default
To set the keypad on your keyboard to adopt EDT keypad behavior, you must manually enable it. From the Tools menu, select Options, the press the keymap button on the left. Select edtkeypad from the Profile: drop down menu. See Using the EDT Keypad for more information.
OpenVMS Directory and Filenames Containing Spaces Are Not Supported
Do not choose directory names containing spaces on OpenVMS. Spaces in directory names are not supported in Ant on OpenVMS. (Distributed NetBeans uses Ant to build projects.
Multiple Ethernet Cards on Desktop Machine
Having more than one IP address or hostname on your desktop machine can cause the connection to the IDE Server to fail. To solve this problem, choose a host name or IP address for your client machine and set the RMI hostname property on the command line used to launch NetBeans as follows:
-J-Djava.rmi.server.hostname=<host name or ip address>
See Logical Names if you have multiple Ethernet cards on your IDE Server system.
Client Tested on Windows Only
The Distributed NetBeans client has been tested on Windows only. However, HP believes that the client software will run on other desktop platforms, such as MacOS, Linux, and HP-UX.
C/C++ Errors
Errors in C/C++ source files are marked with red underlining and a red x in the margin. These error markings are cleared only if you modify the line they mark.
Process Termination
Explicitly terminating a process from the NetBeans Services tab sometimes does not stop the corresponding remote process on the server.
Open Files in Editor Delays Subsequent Startup
If you exit NetBeans on your desktop with several files from the remote OpenVMS system open in the editor, your startup time when you next invoke NetBeans will be longer than usual. At startup, NetBeans restores the state of the previous editing session, which includes opening all of the files that were open when you last exited NetBeans.
Known Problems in Version 6.5
• Deleting remote projects containing FTP filesystems on IDE Servers without saved passwords requires providing the password for the FTP filesystem.
• CMS support is not provided.
• Error message “package com.sun.crypto.provider does not exist.”
If you see this message on OpenVMS I64 or OpenVMS Alpha running Java 1.4.2-23 or higher, rename the jar files in IDE$JAVA_ROOT[JRE.LIB.EXT] to all lowercase. This is a known OpenVMS Java problem.
• Importing settings from NetBeans 5.5 to 6.5 causes errors until client module is installed.
When you start NetBeans 6.5 for the first time, NetBeans may prompt you about whether to import user settings from NetBeans 5.5. If you answer yes, and if the Distributed NetBeans V5.5 kit was already installed in NetBeans 5.5, the import wizard will not copy the Distributed NetBeans module files into the NetBeans 6.5 new user directory. You will see errors when you attempt to open Distributed NetBeans projects.
To correct this problem, install the Distributed NetBeans V6.5.1 client module into NetBeans 6.5.
• A remote project cannot be created in a directory containing an NBPROJECT folder.
Distributed NetBeans will not allow a directory containing this folder to be chosen as the remote FTP root of a remote project. When this occurs, the Next and Finish buttons will be grayed out in the wizard until a suitable remote root directory is selected. An error message is returned that explains why the remote project cannot be created.
• The SYS$LOGIN directory cannot be chosen as the remote root for a new remote project. An error message is returned that explains why the remote project cannot be created.
• In the JSP Sample project, after conversion to remote, the project does not build. The error "Use a fileset to copy directories" is returned from Ant.
• EXE and OBJ files are non-editable in the IDE, but they are not marked as non-editable.
• Router using NAT times out.
If the Distributed NetBeans client initiates the connection to the remote server via a router that uses Network Address Translation (NAT), the connection attempt will time out. This happens because the Java RMI implementation obtains the virtual IP address (private IP address) of the client from the IP packet body, and not from the actual address in the IP packet header.
The workaround for this problem is as follows.
Set the java system property:
java.rmi.server.hostname="<server_host_name>"
Make sure the <server_host_name> is
correctly resolvable on both sides of the router.
If you do not set this property, or the related java.rmi.server.useLocalHostname
property, the
RMI server will by default pick up the server machine's IP address (inside
the NAT), which is meaningless to the client.
See the Java RMI FAQ at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/guide/rmi/faq.html#nethostname
This means that you should set this property on both the PC and the OpenVMS machine. On the PC, you can modify the shortcut you use to start NetBeans to add (on the java command line):
-Djava.rmi.server.hostname="<your_PC_IP_address>"
On the OpenVMS machine, set the logical IDE$HOST_IPNAME as follows:
$ define/system IDE$HOST_IPNAME your_openvms_ip_address
Then restart the IDE Server by entering:
$
set def sys$manager
$ @sys$startup:ide$shutdown
$ @sys$startup:ide$startup
In addition, the Sun/Java RMI FAQ can be helpful, depending on your situation.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/rmi/faq.html
• Before closing the NetBeans IDE disconnect it from the IDE server, otherwise IDE server on VMS machine will need a restart.
• When Remote operations are performed on the individual files present in a java project, the following error occurs. This is due to the Ant version of IDE sever.
• Remote directory selection procedure is being changed for faster file selection.
• When we close a remote project, File System Node will still show the Remote File system, close that by right clicking on it and pressing exit. This helps us to
exit unnecessary FTP connection.
• In Windows 7 with real time protection on the ftp process will be very slow. This is a known issue of NetBeans.
During real-time protection Windows system resets the FTP connection.
• A project directory on local as well as on remote cannot have another project inside it.
• The Remote project icon will not appear on Remote Java project when the project is converted using FTP Filesystem in projects tab.
But icon appears in Files tab can be seen in the file tab.
Latest Release Notes
For the latest release notes, restrictions,
and known issues, see the Distributed NetBeans Installation Guide and
Release Notes on the web at http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/ips/netbeans/docs/distnetbeans_iguide_relnotes.html