[NETBEANS-3158] netbeans 11.1 requests re-installation of nbjavac plugin and fails.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 11.1
• Fix Version/s: 13
• Component/s: platform - Plugin Manager

Environment

Linux Cinnamon Mint 19.2

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Manuel Iglesias
• Due: 24/Sep/19
• Created: 24/Sep/19 07:27
• Updated: 29/Nov/23 19:10
• Resolved: 29/Nov/23 19:10

Description

Installed plugins data seems to get corrupted with normal use. 'netbeans' then requests re-installation of 'nbjavac' plugin which fails.

Problem can be reproduced in this way:

1. Run 'netbeans' without --userdir & --cachedir options # Default values '$HOME/.netbeans/11.1' & '$HOME/.cache/netbeans/11.1'. First run.
   Open new project so that installation of 'nbjavac' & 'javafx' plugins is triggered.
   Install plugins and exit.
2. Run 'netbeans' with  --userdir $HOME/Test/.netbeans/11.1 --cachedir $HOME/Test/.cache/netbeans/11.1 options. # First run.
   Open new project so that installation of 'nbjavac' & 'javafx' plugins is triggered.
   Install plugins and exit.

Run sequentially:

• netbeans
• netbeans --userdir $HOME/Test/.netbeans/11.1 --cachedir $HOME/Test/.cache/netbeans/11.1

After a few times:

• Directory $HOME/.netbeans/11.1/config/Modules is empty.

• 'netbeans' requests re-installation of 'nbjavac' (which fails).

• Tools/Plugins/Installed shows that there are no active plugins.

EDIT: It seems that it may not be necessary to run, sequentially, 'netbeans' & 'netbeans --userdir ... --cachedir ...'
to reproduce the bug. I started netbeans (running 'netbeans') and before its window appeared (it takes a few seconds)
I tried to close an editor (another application). Just when I mouse-clicked the netbeans' window appeared and I closed
netbeans instead of the editor. Next time I started 'netbeans' the bug appeared (plugins data corrupted, etc).