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IntelliJ IDEA 9.0 - unable to select project SDK for Grails application

I'm convinced that I'm just having a bad day and missing something obvious. I'm trying to create a new Grails project in IntelliJ IDEA 9.0 and I am unable to associate it with an SDK. I've tried creating a project from scratch and creating a project from existing sources. In either case, I get to the "Please select project JDK" screen and my only options are:

  • JSDK
  • IntelliJ IDEA Plugin SDK
  • Mobile SDK
  • Flex SDK
  • AIR SDK
  • Flexmojos SDK

Select project JDK http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5793/idea1n.jpg

When I used IntelliJ IDEA 8.1.3, it would ask me the same thing and I would simply navigate to C:\Grails and everything worked fine. I've even tried adding the SDK in the following locations, but to no avail.

  • File -> Project Structure -> Project Settings -> Project SDK -> New
  • File -> Project Structure -> Platform Settings -> SDKs -> Add New SDK

I'm missing something really obvious, right?

Solution

  • They Changed the way that this is done in Intellij 9.0. You are going to want to right-click on the Module and click "Add Framework Support"

    Add Framework Support

    This will bring up a dialog where you can select a new Groovy SDK. Choose your Grails Location and hit OK.

    Framework Support Dialog

    http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/adding-frameworks-support.html

    http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/frameworks-support.html