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Bug 243076

Summary:	Source folder cannt be set (external media)
Product:	projects	Reporter:	sallyx
Component:	Ant Project	Assignee:	Tomas Stupka <tstupka>
Status:	REOPENED ---
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P4
Version:	7.4
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:

Description sallyx 2014-03-20 09:50:43 UTC

If I create project with different source folder (NetBeans metadata into a separate directory), while sources are on USB, and then I remove the USB, project shows that source folder is missing. Thats OK.

But if I reconnect the USB with source codes again, NetBeans still shows missing folder and it is *impossible* to choose the same diriectory.

If I create symlink to the source code directory and choose this symlink as source folder, then it works.

Comment 1 Jaroslav Havlin 2014-05-30 11:18:48 UTC

> But if I reconnect the USB with source codes again, NetBeans still shows
> missing folder and it is *impossible* to choose the same directory.
Where would you like to choose the same directory? In project properties?

If you close and reopen the project, does the source folder appear?

Reassigning to projects/Ant Project. Please evaluate. Thank you.

Comment 2 sallyx 2014-05-30 12:00:01 UTC

(In reply to Jaroslav Havlin from comment #1)
> > But if I reconnect the USB with source codes again, NetBeans still shows
> > missing folder and it is *impossible* to choose the same directory.
> Where would you like to choose the same directory? In project properties?
> 
> If you close and reopen the project, does the source folder appear?
> 
> Reassigning to projects/Ant Project. Please evaluate. Thank you.

1. I create a project "PHP Application with existing sources"
2. I select the source on USB /media/..../public_html/www/
3. I select Put NetBeans metadata into a separate directory 
4. Close project/Netbeans
5. Umount USB
6. OPen project/NetBeans
7. Dialog "Open Project" with "Resolve problems ..."
9. Dialog "Resolve PRoject PRoblems" with "invalid source Files" 
10. Mount USB
11. Select directory on USB /media/..../public_html/www/
--> The directory "/media/.../public_html/www" does not exist and cannot be used for Source Files.

Comment 3 Martin Balin 2016-07-07 08:38:56 UTC

This old bug may not be relevant anymore. If you can still reproduce it in 8.2 development builds please reopen this issue.

Thanks for your cooperation,
NetBeans IDE 8.2 Release Boss

Comment 4 sallyx 2016-07-13 13:45:14 UTC

This bug still persists. NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201607120002)