[NETBEANS-4265] Exception when creating new Java Application project

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 11.0
• Fix Version/s: 11.3
• Component/s: ide - UI

Environment

Windows 10
java version "1.8.0_201"

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Andrew Parker
• Created: 28/Apr/20 08:25
• Updated: 03/Nov/20 15:50
• Resolved: 28/Apr/20 14:51

Description

I'm a newbie to NetBeans but have followed the instructions.

Dowloaded version 11.0 from https://netbeans.apache.org/download/index.html and unzipped to file system on Windows 10.  I have not found an installer.  Launched netbeans from executable in bin folder.

When I try to create a project from New Project dialog a java.lang.NullPointerException is thrown.

Have tried both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of exe. 

Have also tried unzipping nebeans to one of %appdata% folders (currently c:\netbeans) but still the same.

Have tried setting the path to my JDK in netbeans/etc/netbeans.conf but still the same.  netbeans*.exe is certainly reading .conf file.

Will attempt to upload messages.log.