Changed files not detected for file upload
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Description
### Apache NetBeans version
Apache NetBeans 25
### What happened
Upon editing and saving any file in a PHP project, the changed file is not detected when Source Files > Upload is selected. This used to work with NetBeans 8.1 which I keep just for detecting changed files and uploading. I use NetBeans 25 to edit files. When it is time to upload files, I use NetBeans 8.1 because it still detects the changed files.
### Language / Project Type / NetBeans Component
PHP project
### How to reproduce
1. Install a version of NetBeans newer than version 8.1.
2. Edit and save a file in an existing project.
3. Select Source Files > Upload.
4. See in the "File Upload" dialog at the bottom "0 files selected" because there were 0 files detected as having been changed.
### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?
Apache NetBeans 16 or earlier
### Operating System
Windows 10
### JDK
18
### Apache NetBeans packaging
Apache NetBeans provided installer
### Anything else
To my knowledge, this feature last worked with version 8.1. It has not worked with versions 12.4, 13, or 25. I wish I knew what mechanism NetBeans uses to detect changed files so that I could troubleshoot this problem and not have to use version 8.1 anymore.
### Are you willing to submit a pull request?
Yes
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing the Source Files > Upload flow and the File Upload dialog's changed-file detection for PHP projects. Compare behavior between NetBeans 8.1 and newer versions on Windows 10, then verify that editing and saving a project file causes it to be detected and selected for upload.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, php
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100