mbien · Oct 18, 2026 · Oct 18, 2026 · Oct 19, 2026 · Oct 19, 2026 · Oct 19, 2026
diff --git a/.github/.nbgp b/.github/.nbgp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -661,6 +661,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: ide/extexecution.base
         run: ant $OPTS -f ide/extexecution.base test
 
+      - name: ide/generic.project
+        run: ant $OPTS -f ide/generic.project test
+
       - name: ide/gsf.testrunner.ui
         run: ant $OPTS -f ide/gsf.testrunner.ui test
 

diff --git a/.nbgp b/.nbgp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/apisupport/.nbgp b/apisupport/.nbgp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/contrib/.nbgp b/contrib/.nbgp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/cpplite/.nbgp b/cpplite/.nbgp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/enterprise/.nbgp b/enterprise/.nbgp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/ergonomics/.nbgp b/ergonomics/.nbgp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/ergonomics/ide.ergonomics/src/org/netbeans/modules/ide/ergonomics/fod/FoDLayersProvider.java b/ergonomics/ide.ergonomics/src/org/netbeans/modules/ide/ergonomics/fod/FoDLayersProvider.java
@@ -145,12 +145,20 @@ private boolean noAdditionalProjects() {
             if (pf.getClass().getName().contains("AntBasedProjectFactorySingleton")) { // NOI18N
                 continue;
             }
+            // #162517 
             if (pf.getClass().getName().startsWith("org.netbeans.modules.ide.ergonomics")) { // NOI18N
                 continue;
             }
+            // #248615
             if (pf.getClass().getName().startsWith("org.netbeans.modules.project.ui.convertor.ProjectConvertorFactory")) { // NOI18N
                 continue;
             }
+            // generic.project ships in the base ide cluster: its factory is
+            // always present and must not count as an "additional" project,
+            // or an empty IDE would never be detected as empty.
+            if (pf.getClass().getName().startsWith("org.netbeans.modules.generic.project")) { // NOI18N
+                continue;
+            }
             return false;
         }
         return ants.allItems().isEmpty();

diff --git a/...s/ide.ergonomics/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/ide/ergonomics/DynamicVerifyTest.java b/...s/ide.ergonomics/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/ide/ergonomics/DynamicVerifyTest.java
@@ -145,10 +145,12 @@ public void testGetAllProjectFactories() throws Exception {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
         Map<String,String> all = FeatureManager.projectFiles();
 
+        // no project.file.* property in ergonomics/ide.ergonomics/
         all.put("Fine", "org.netbeans.modules.project.ant.AntBasedProjectFactorySingleton");
         all.put("FineToo", "org.netbeans.modules.project.ui.convertor.ProjectConvertorFactory");
         all.put("MostlyOK", "org.netbeans.modules.java.openjdk.project.FilterStandardProjects");
         all.put("NoProjectFileAvailable", "org.netbeans.modules.cpplite.project.CPPLiteProject$FactoryImpl");
+        all.put("NoProjectFileAvailableGp", "org.netbeans.modules.generic.project.GpFactory");
 
         /*
          * The "rust" cluster is not included in all cluster configurations in nbbuild/cluster.properties.

diff --git a/extide/.nbgp b/extide/.nbgp
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+
diff --git a/extra/.nbgp b/extra/.nbgp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/groovy/.nbgp b/groovy/.nbgp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/harness/.nbgp b/harness/.nbgp
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+
diff --git a/ide/.nbgp b/ide/.nbgp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/ide/generic.project/build.xml b/ide/generic.project/build.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+
+    Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+    or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+    distributed with this work for additional information
+    regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+    to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+    "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+    with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+    software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+    "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+    KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+    specific language governing permissions and limitations
+    under the License.
+
+-->
+
+<project name="ide/generic.project" default="build" basedir=".">
+    <import file="../../nbbuild/templates/projectized.xml"/>
+</project>
diff --git a/ide/generic.project/manifest.mf b/ide/generic.project/manifest.mf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
+OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.modules.generic.project
+OpenIDE-Module-Layer: org/netbeans/modules/generic/project/layer.xml
+OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/modules/generic/project/Bundle.properties
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.0
diff --git a/ide/generic.project/nbproject/project.properties b/ide/generic.project/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+javac.compilerargs=-Xlint
+javac.release=21
diff --git a/ide/generic.project/nbproject/project.xml b/ide/generic.project/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+
+    Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+    or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+    distributed with this work for additional information
+    regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+    to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+    "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+    with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+    software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+    "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+    KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+    specific language governing permissions and limitations
+    under the License.
+
+-->
+<project xmlns="http://www.netbeans.org/ns/project/1">
+    <type>org.netbeans.modules.apisupport.project</type>
+    <configuration>
+        <data xmlns="http://www.netbeans.org/ns/nb-module-project/3">
+            <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.generic.project</code-name-base>
+            <module-dependencies>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.api.annotations.common</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <release-version>1</release-version>
+                        <specification-version>1.48</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.api.templates</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>1.28</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.projectapi</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <release-version>1</release-version>
+                        <specification-version>1.106</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.projectuiapi</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <release-version>1</release-version>
+                        <specification-version>1.95.0.8</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.projectuiapi.base</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <release-version>1</release-version>
+                        <specification-version>1.101</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.queries</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <release-version>1</release-version>
+                        <specification-version>1.27</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.openide.awt</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>7.88</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.openide.dialogs</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>7.66</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.openide.filesystems</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>9.17</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.openide.loaders</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>7.74</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.openide.nodes</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>7.52</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.openide.util</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>9.14</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.openide.util.ui</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>9.15</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.openide.util.lookup</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>8.40</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+            </module-dependencies>
+            <test-dependencies>
+                <test-type>
+                    <name>unit</name>
+                    <test-dependency>
+                        <code-name-base>org.netbeans.libs.junit4</code-name-base>
+                        <compile-dependency/>
+                    </test-dependency>
+                    <test-dependency>
+                        <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.masterfs</code-name-base>
+                        <recursive/>
+                        <compile-dependency/>
+                    </test-dependency>
+                    <test-dependency>
+                        <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.nbjunit</code-name-base>
+                        <recursive/>
+                        <compile-dependency/>
+                    </test-dependency>
+                    <test-dependency>
+                        <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.projectapi.nb</code-name-base>
+                        <compile-dependency/>
+                    </test-dependency>
+                    <test-dependency>
+                        <code-name-base>org.openide.util.lookup</code-name-base>
+                        <compile-dependency/>
+                        <test/>
+                    </test-dependency>
+                </test-type>
+            </test-dependencies>
+            <public-packages/>
+        </data>
+    </configuration>
+</project>
diff --git a/ide/generic.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/generic/project/Bundle.properties b/ide/generic.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/generic/project/Bundle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+OpenIDE-Module-Name=Generic Project
+OpenIDE-Module-Display-Category=Base IDE