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Re:Apache NetBeans 15 by Tomte on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @09:42AM (#32837046)
"Cannot find Java 1.8 or higher".

It actually works with current Java, but you have to edit a configuration file first!

I have no idea why they find that acceptable and still ship it in this state.

Re:Apache NetBeans 15 by layer8 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @11:30AM (#32838601)
It’s a purely open-source project now with not a lot of contributors and no company backing.
Re:Apache NetBeans 15 by Tomte on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @11:35AM (#32838682)
Again: it works perfectly with current Java (the ones everyone has by now), it is documented, they just chose a wrong default.

Don't tell me the sob story about the poor open source project. At some point the users' experience has to count, as well.

Re:Apache NetBeans 15 by creamedcabbage on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @12:13PM (#32839267)
send a patch then, or alternatively listen to the poor open source projects sob story.
Re:Apache NetBeans 15 by _joel on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @12:15PM (#32839292)
Well fix it then?
Re:Apache NetBeans 15 by mikro2nd on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @12:43PM (#32839723)
Indeed, it prefers "current" Java (17ish). I'm pretty sure you can't build NB on Java8 any more.