Netbeans 6.7.1 not generating correct Makefiles for multiple build configurations

[pblemel]

Hello World,

I am part of a group of developers using Netbeans 6.7.1 for C++ development. We are having a major problem with Netbeans incorrectly rewriting Makefiles for multiple platforms (Cygwin, Linux, OSX, QNX, and MinGW). When a developer modifies a build setting, all build configuration Makefiles are rewritten as tho they are intended for that developer's host OS.

For example : We have a suite of 10 shared/dynamic library projects. Some of them daisy-chain others, so projects are automatically rebuilt if necessary. Each project has build configurations for multiple platforms. If a Linux user modifies a setting in a project, the OSX configuration Makefile for that project is rewritten incorrectly (it is written as if it's for a Linux host). When the project is commited to the repository, and subsequently updated by the OSX user, the Makefile is broken and the OSX build fails.

When that happens, the OSX user touches the settings to force the Makefiles to be rewritten, which results in a new Linux makefile being written as if the target were OSX -- which subsequently fails to build in Linux and the cycle repeats.

The same problem happens when a Windows/cygwin user touches a setting that forces the Makefiles to be rebuilt.

What do I need to do to get Netbeans to rewrite the Makefiles using the Host/Suite settings in the build configuration instead of using the developer's host?

Thanks
Peter

[Thomas Preisler]

Yes, this is a known problem: 168475 Multi-platform support is unusable.
We are looking at a solution right now and hopefully also fix it in 6.8.

--thomas

pblemel wrote:

[pblemel]

[Nikolay Molchanov]

Hi Thomas, Peter,

Does this problem affect *all* projects, including "projects from existing sources"?
Or it affects only projects with makefiles, generated by Netbeans IDE?

Thanks,
Nik


pblemel wrote:

[Nikolay Molchanov]

Great! Fortunately I use only "unmanaged" projects for all important projects.
Peter, you can probably try this approach as well. What is nice about it:
- all project features are still available (edit, build, debug, profile)
- IDE does not touch your makefiles, but you can edit them

Thanks,
Nik

Thomas Preisler wrote:

[Thomas Preisler]

The issue applies 'only' to managed projects. Project systen doesn't rewrite the makefile in unmanaged projects (projects from existing code).




On Oct 23, 2009, at 10:19 PM, Nikolay Molchanov <address-removed ([email]address-removed[/email])> wrote:

[pblemel]

Is there a setting or xml tag in a project file somewhere that will let me make my existing projects 'unmanaged'?

Thanks