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# Apache NetBeans

Apache NetBeans is an open source development environment, tooling platform, and application framework.

### Build status
   * GitHub actions
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   * TravisCI:
     * [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/netbeans.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/netbeans)
   * Apache Jenkins: 
     * Linux: [![Build Status](https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Netbeans/job/netbeans-linux/badge/icon)](https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Netbeans/job/netbeans-linux/)
     * Windows: [![Build Status](https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Netbeans/job/netbeans-windows/badge/icon)](https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Netbeans/job/netbeans-windows)

### Requirements

  * Git
  * Ant 1.9.9 or above
  * JDK 8 or 11 (to build NetBeans)
  * JDK 9 or above (to run NetBeans)
  * MinGW (optional), to build Windows Launchers

#### Notes:

* NetBeans also runs with JDK 8, although then it will not include tools for the JDK 9 Shell.
* NetBeans license violation checks are managed via the [rat-exclusions.txt](https://github.com/apache/netbeans/blob/master/nbbuild/rat-exclusions.txt) file.
* Set JAVA_HOME and ANT_HOME appropriately or leave them undefined.

### Building NetBeans

Build with the default config (See the [cluster.config](https://github.com/apache/netbeans/blob/ab66c7fdfdcbf0bde67b96ddb075c83451cdd1a6/nbbuild/cluster.properties#L19) property.)
```
$ ant
```
Build the basic project (mainly, JavaSE features):
```
$ ant -Dcluster.config=basic
```
Build the full project (including Groovy, PHP, JavaEE/JakartaEE, and JavaScript features):
```
$ ant -Dcluster.config=full
```
Build the NetBeans Platform:
```
$ ant -Dcluster.config=platform
```

#### Notes:
* You can also use `php`, `enterprise`, etc. See the [cluster.properties](https://github.com/apache/netbeans/blob/master/nbbuild/cluster.properties) file.
* It is possible to compile with newer JDK versions, by adding the ' -Dpermit.jdk9.builds=true' parameter to the ant build expression

#### Building Windows Launchers
Windows launchers can be build using [MinGW](http://www.mingw.org/) both on Windows and Linux.

**Note:** In Windows [MSYS](http://www.mingw.org/wiki/MSYS/) must be installed.


As of [NETBEANS-1145](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-1145), the Windows Launchers can be built adding ```do.build.windows.launchers=true``` property to the build process.
```
$ ant -Ddo.build.windows.launchers=true
```

##### Software Requirement to Build Windows Launchers on Ubuntu (16.04+):
```
sudo apt install make mingw-w64
```

#### Generating Javadoc 

Build javadoc:
```
$ ant build javadoc
```

**Note** Run `javadoc-nb` task in Netbeans to run the javadoc build and display it in a web browser.

### Running NetBeans

Run the build:
```
$ ant tryme
```

**Note:** Look in nbbuild/netbeans for the NetBeans installation created by the build process.

### Get In Touch

[Subscribe](mailto:users-subscribe@netbeans.apache.org) or [mail](mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org) the [users@netbeans.apache.org](mailto:users@netbeans.apache.org) list - Ask questions, find answers, and also help other users.

[Subscribe](mailto:dev-subscribe@netbeans.apache.org) or [mail](mailto:dev@netbeans.apache.org) the [dev@netbeans.apache.org](mailto:dev@netbeans.apache.org) list - Join development discussions, propose new ideas and connect with contributors.

### Download

Developer builds can be downloaded: https://builds.apache.org/job/netbeans-linux.

Convenience binary of released source artifacts: https://netbeans.apache.org/download/index.html.

### Reporting Bugs

Bugs should be reported to https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/NETBEANS/issues/

### Full History

The origins of the code in this repository are older than its Apache existence.
As such significant part of the history (before the code was donated to Apache)
is kept in an independent repository. To fully understand the code
you may want to merge the modern and ancient versions together:

```bash
$ git clone https://github.com/apache/netbeans.git
$ cd netbeans
$ git log platform/uihandler/arch.xml
```

This gives you just few log entries including the initial checkin and
change of the file headers to Apache. But then the magic comes:

```bash
$ git remote add emilian https://github.com/emilianbold/netbeans-releases.git
$ git fetch emilian # this takes a while, the history is huge!
$ git replace 6daa72c98 32042637 # the 1st donation
$ git replace 6035076ee 32042637 # the 2nd donation
```

When you search the log, or use the blame tool, the full history is available:

```bash
$ git log platform/uihandler/arch.xml
$ git blame platform/uihandler/arch.xml
```

Many thanks to Emilian Bold who converted the ancient history to his
[Git repository](https://github.com/emilianbold/netbeans-releases)
and made the magic possible!
