Developer studio cannot start after auto update

Here’s the log from \AppData\Roaming\DeveloperStudio\18\var\log if it helps

I am experimenting with the new “IFS Intelligence.  Saw your post popped up and figured what heck let’s see what it does

It says:

The log identifies the cause more precisely: the automatic update catalog is malformed, resulting in a partial/inconsistent update.

Key evidence:

• Developer Studio started as Build 26.1.1220.
• The updater found components for 26.2.1308.
• While reading the update catalog, it reported:
  Attribute "OpenIDE-Module-Name" is required and must be specified for element type "manifest"
• It then tried to enable the Developer Studio kit against 26.2.1308, but dozens of required modules were not available at the matching level.

The bundled Java 17.0.8 starts correctly, so the log does not indicate a JDK problem. Background scanning merely finishes just before the updater triggers the failure; it is not the underlying cause.

Recommended response

Do not keep retrying the automatic update or rely on clearing the cache alone. Restore/reinstall the complete 26.1.1220 build, or install a complete 26.2.1308 package after IFS corrects the update repository. Installing into a clean directory is preferable to repairing the mixed installation. Preserve the project sources and existing user directory before reinstalling.

This should also be reported to IFS with messages.log, highlighting the malformed update catalog entry and the mismatch between builds 26.1.1220 and 26.2.1308.

A concise forum reply:

The log confirms a partial automatic update rather than a project or Java issue. Developer Studio starts on build 26.1.1220, but the updater detects 26.2.1308 and reports a malformed update-catalog manifest: OpenIDE-Module-Name is missing. The Developer Studio kit then cannot enable because its dependent modules are not all available at the matching build. I would reinstall the complete 26.1.1220 package, or wait for a corrected full 26.2.1308 update, and report the catalog error to IFS Support with messages.log. Clearing the cache alone is unlikely to resolve it.

 

Hi,

This is a glitch in the Netbeans platform in combination with how we deliver updates. What usually works is clearing the user cache, just delete everything under:

C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Roaming\DeveloperStudio

Then restart, this will set you back many versions, so let the IDE get all the updates, and then restart again.

Disclaimer, clearing the user cache also clears which projects that was open, and the open tabs, and similar things.

Hope it works!

/Andreas

Hi ​@Andreas Dahllöf 

Thanks for the tip. I tried that and getting this error in the startup. I pressed Disable Modules and Continue and then ends up in the previous error :|

Hi ​@Andreas Dahllöf 

 

Thanks for the tip. I tried that and getting this error in the startup. I pressed Disable Modules and Continue and then ends up in the previous error :|

 

​@dsj  Hope you cleared the User Directory Path and deleted all the files in it [Not Cache Directory] and restart the Dev Studio tool. 

Hi ​@hamalk 

Yes I did deleted the appdata folder for developer studio and then ths error comes at the startup

 

Found this useful log entry in the messages.log. I can send the full log if you need
    ifs.dev.nb.kit - The module ifs.fnd.nb.framework.mdl.layout was requested in version >= 26.2.1308 but only 26.1.1220 was found.
    ifs.dev.nb.kit - The module ifs.dev.nb.versioning was requested in version >= 26.2.1308 but only 26.1.1220 was found.
    ifs.dev.nb.kit - The module ifs.dev.model.apps8 would also need to be installed.
    ifs.dev.nb.kit - The module org.netbeans.modules.plsql.usage was requested in version >= 26.2.1308 but only 26.1.1220 was found.
    ifs.dev.nb.kit - The module ifs.dev.nb.model.language would also need to be installed.

​@Andreas Dahllöf ​@hamalk 

The PC failing with this error lacking Administrator rights. I tried with another PC with Admin rights and it worked ok with the update. Could it be due to that?

Shouldn’t be related to Admin rights. Can you uninstall Developer Studio, then clear the user cache, and then reinstall?

/Andreas