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Bug 63791 - Build error: "Could not create task or type of type: nb-prep."
Summary: Build error: "Could not create task or type of type: nb-prep."
Status: CLOSED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: javame
Classification: Unclassified
Component: -- Other -- (show other bugs)
Version: 4.x
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: Adam Sotona
URL:
Keywords:
: 63790 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2005-09-07 14:30 UTC by erkkisuominen
Modified: 2006-10-23 16:41 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description erkkisuominen 2005-09-07 14:30:15 UTC 
I've installed jdk1.5.0_04, WTK 2.2, and netbeans 4.1 as well as the mobility 
pack. I am trying to build one of the mobile samples included in the package, 
but I get the following error message....

C:...\nbproject\build-impl.xml:157: Could not create task or type of type: nb-
prep.
Ant could not find the task or a class this task relies upon.
This is common and has a number of causes; the usual 
solutions are to read the manual pages then download and
install needed JAR files, or fix the build file: 


This issue seems to belong to the preprosessing phase of a midlet application 
build.
Comment 1 Adam Sotona 2005-09-13 16:06:22 UTC 
*** Issue 63790 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Comment 2 Adam Sotona 2005-09-13 16:15:40 UTC 
I am sorry but I could not reproduce the problem.
Could you please backup and delete your NetBeans userdir (on XP it is \Documents
and Settings\<your username>\.netbeans\4.1.

If this happens to the one project only you could try to backup and delete you
project\nbproject\build-impl.xml and restart the IDE.

If some of the mentioned hints helps, please attach the correspondind backed-up
files (zipped) to this issue.

If this does not help, please try to re-install NetBeans (this looks like wrong
path configured or moved userdir or somehow corrupted installation or project 
files).

Thanks for your help to find the root cause,
Adam
Comment 3 Adam Sotona 2005-09-14 10:05:37 UTC 
Based on your private mail I am closing this issue as WORKSFORME.

I understand the root cause were broken paths in build.properties after a
non-standard NetBeans installation.
Comment 4 Lukas Hasik 2006-01-17 13:57:20 UTC 
verifying all old issues