Let configure "Project Location" permanently to other different than "/home/<username>/NetBeansProjects"

[manueljordan]

Hello Friends

It would be something obvious but would be very useful add in the IDE Itself the option to change permanently the Project Location value configuration to other different from than the /home/<username>/NetBeansProjects default path.

Therefore for each new project to create the custom edited value of Project Location is simple reused.

Note: For NB 31 if I create one project and through the Wizard is change it the Project Location value. For other next project creation again appears the /home/<username>/NetBeansProjects default path

Thanks for your understanding

[mbien]

you can also set it via start option, e.g: -J-Dnetbeans.projects.dir=/tmp

[manueljordan]

Hello mbien

Big thanks for the reply

you can also set it via start option, e.g: -J-Dnetbeans.projects.dir=/tmp

Yes, it is correct. It works.

Very interesting that option, normally is used -D but it has -J-D instead

BTW How did you know that approach? Can you share an official link about that?

It because the ./netbeans --help command shows

./netbeans --help
Usage: /home/manueljordan/Whiteroom/apache/netbeans/31/platform/lib/nbexec {options} arguments

General options:
  --help                show this help 
  --jdkhome <path>      path to Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition
  -J<jvm_option>        pass <jvm_option> to JVM

  --cp:p <classpath>    prepend <classpath> to classpath
  --cp:a <classpath>    append <classpath> to classpath

Module reload options:
  --reload /path/to/module.jar  install or reinstall a module JAR file

Additional module options:
  --modules                                 
  --refresh                                 Refresh all catalogs
  --list                                    Prints the list of all modules, their versions and enablement status
  --install <arg1>...<argN>                 Installs provided JAR files as modules
  --disable <arg1>...<argN>                 Disable modules for specified codebase names
  --enable <arg1>...<argN>                  Enable modules for specified codebase names
  --update <arg1>...<argN>                  Updates all or specified modules
  --update-all                              Updates all modules
  --extra-uc <arg>                          Add a extra Update Center (URL)
  --direct-disable <arg1>...<argN>          Disable module immediately
  --start-java-language-server [<arg>]      Starts the Java Language Server
  --start-java-debug-adapter-server [<arg>] Starts the Java Debug Adapter Server
  --open file1[:line1]...                   open specified file(s), possibly at given location; can also pass project directories
  --open-group NAME                         open a project group by shortened or full name (or unique substring)
  --close-group                             close any open project group
  --list-groups                             list available project groups

Core options:
  --laf <LaF classname> use given LookAndFeel class instead of the default
  --fontsize <size>     set the base font size of the user interface, in points
  --locale <language[:country[:variant]]> use specified locale
  --userdir <path>      use specified directory to store user settings
  --cachedir <path>     use specified directory to store user cache, must be different from userdir
  --nosplash            do not show the splash screen

Where the -J<jvm_option> pass <jvm_option> to JVM is the most close it to your solution

Thanks in advance

[neilcsmith-net]

Because -D is a JVM option. You can prefix anything you would normally pass to the java command with -J.

[manueljordan]

Hello Neil

Thanks for the reply

Because -D is a JVM option

Yes correct, I use that a lot in Maven to execute Main and Test classes to work with specific settings (For example -Dspring.profiles.active=prod)

You can prefix anything you would normally pass to the java command with -J.

I didn't know about that. First time I see that approach

Thanks for your understanding