FaqUpdateCenterTypes
What is the difference between individual NetBeans Update Centers?
There are several types of NetBeans Update Center (UC): Stable, Beta, Development, 3rd Party, Plugin Portal and HotFixes. The following table explains the differences:
| UC Type | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Stable | Modules with no P1/P2 bugs, must be internationalized, accessible, with automatic generation of l10n kit and test specifications |
| Beta | Modules with no P1 bugs, must not break core functionality and must be tested on supported platforms |
| Development | Quality of modules is not determined |
| Plugin Portal | Community contributed and verified plugins from Plugin Portal (since NetBeans 6.0) Some more information on this. |
| 3rd Party | For commercial vendors (modules with closed source license, limited functionality, trial versions etc.) |
| HotFixes | Only for patched modules (obsolete since NetBeans 6.0) |
All of the Update Center Types are publicly accessible but some of them are not visible by default according to the following rules:
| Build Type | Available UC Type(s) |
|---|---|
| Development builds | Only Development UCs registered and turned on |
| Beta/RC/FCS builds | Stable, Beta, 3rd Party and Plugin Portal UCs |
Here are some Update Centers used for experimental, alpha and/or nightly builds during NetBeans development. Use at your own risk.
| UC | URL |
|---|---|
| Static Development UC | http://updates.netbeans.org/netbeans/updates/dev/uc/final/main/catalog.xml |
| Dynamic Development UC | http://deadlock.netbeans.org/hudson/job/nbms-and-javadoc/lastStableBuild/artifact/nbbuild/nbms/updates.xml.gz |
See also: Update Center Management Guidelines, Module Publishing Process, Current Module Publishing Requests
