Change license template for a project in NetBeans 6.5 on Linux (Ubuntu Jaunty)

[Bruno Girin]

Hi,

I've been trying without success to change the license template for a
given project in NetBeans. I tried to follow the instructions in the
following pages:

http://blogs.sun.com/geertjan/entry/project_level_license_settings_in
http://platform.netbeans.org/tutorials/nbm-filetemplates.html
http://forums.netbeans.org/ntopic7569.html
http://forums.netbeans.org/topic4905.html

So following all this, I did the following:
- created a dummy license-apache.txt file,
- went to Tools -> Templates
- added a new template under Licenses
- browsed to my new file and added it
- doubled checked that it copied the license-apache.txt file into
~/.netbeans/6.5/config/Templates/Licenses
- opened the project.properties file in ~/NetBeansProjects/myproject/nbproject
- added the line project.license=apache

And no change, every time I create a new class, it uses the default
license template. What have I done wrong? Also, if someone could tell
me where I can find some logs that would give us more details of what
the problem is, that would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

--
Bruno
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[mgdotson]

Bruno,

You can't just copy the file into that directory. Move the license file out of the Templates/Licenses directory and then in NetBeans click on Tools->Templates then on Licenses and add. Now select your license file and you should now be able to change your license via the project.license property.

You must also make sure what you're creating (Java Class for example) has a template for this to work.

Java Class Template for example:
<#assign licenseFirst = "/*">
<#assign licensePrefix = " * ">
<#assign licenseLast = " */">
<#include "../Licenses/license-${project.license}.txt">

<#if package?? && package != "">
package ${package};

</#if>
/**
*
* @author ${user}
*/
public class ${name} {

}

[johnjackson]

Same problem as OP, with NB 6.7 rc1.

@mgdotson: The OP did not copy the license-apache.txt to the Templates directory, he double checked that NB had copied it there.

[efnx]

I am also having the same problem, although it looks like it is because the project.license key is not being given to whatever parses the template. I have added
project.license=apache
to myprojectfolder/nbproject/project.properties, and inside the templates ${project.license} seems to still come out 'default'. Anyone know what's up?

[kellyv]

I had the same problem -- it just wasn't responding at all to the project.properties file. I just updated to 6.8 and the problem went away.

[tlgreg]

I use NB 6.8, but the problem is the same.
Given the actual license name in the template the include works, just with the ${project.license} key it doesn't, which is added to the end of the nbproject/project.properties file.