Doesn't compile .proto files in IDEA 11 (111.69) for Windows about idea-plugin-protobuf HOT 3 CLOSED

What have you tried in order to diagnose the error? Can you please let me know how you have configured your module? What happens when you compile your project? Do you see the compiler message about generating sources from proto files?

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There is really nothing I can do. I tried setting "c:\work" as path and "c:\work\protoc.exe". In Event Log it always says "10:43:45 PM Compilation: all files are up to date" even if I modify .proto file.

Project is very simple. Here is directory structure: http://i44.tinypic.com/5b9348.jpg
And here is .proto file: http://pastebin.com/63ejS8i1

Let me know if I can enable log or something like that.

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Thanks for the peek at your project. The structure looks fine, I think. I recreated a simple project based on it and compilation worked fine.

If your protoc binary is at C:\work\protoc.exe (are you missing a backslash in the path?), the compiler path should be fine. In the protoc compiler settings preference pane (Preferences -> Compiler -> Protobucol Buffers Compiler), you can click on the button with the "..." at the right of the protoc compiler path to pop up a window to let you choose the protoc executable file.

I guess that leaves a few questions to help determine the cause of your trouble.

1. Is the path to the protobuffers compiler set correctly in your preferences?

2. Have you set up a Protobuf Facet for the project's module (Open the Project Structure dialog, click on the Facets entry in the left pane)? If so, is compilation enabled for the facet, and does it have an output source directory defined?

If not, click the + button and add a Protobuf Facet for the module, and configure its output directory (your project's src directory).

3. If all of these are configured correctly, and you're still not getting the plugin to generate the files, please check the IDEA log files. (See http://devnet.jetbrains.net/docs/DOC-181 for log file locations). The plugin writes messages into the log file both when invoking the protoc executable and when it finds nothing to compile.

I hope that helps.

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