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I noticed that I can not run a class that has a "public static main(String args[])" method when the class is in a NetBeans module. I know that the thinking was probably that you don't run a module from a main, but many time it is convenient during the development process to create a quick test routine in a main routine for a given class without going to the trouble of creating JUnit tests and such. I've noticed similar types of hamstringing in the J2EE projects as well. Please enable the "Run" functionality at least on the class level and even on the project level since there may be common test or benchmarking routines that the developer would like to run without having to write JUnit tests or create another J2SE project.
You can place a class with a main method in the unit test area and run it directly. Demo classes should not be placed in the primary source tree.
Please don't try to dictate how developers do their jobs. If somebody wants to run a particular class with a main method in it so be it. Developers don't need protection from themselves, they just want to get the job done.
Tested patches welcome. I don't consider a priority for the reasons previously mentioned.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 66422 ***