While installing the Java SE bundle of dev build 201205040400 on Windows 7, I encountered a NullPointerException. An extract from .nbi\log\20120501143559.log appears below (just the last few lines of the 7500+ lines in the full log).

I initially thought it might be because I had another dev build open. But after closing the other IDE and rerunning the installer, the same exception still happened.

Despite the installer exiting after the exception, the installation seems to have completed normally, and I am able to use the installed version and its shortcuts as normal.


[2012-05-04 14:37:57.496]: deleting file: C:\Users\HPELLI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpnb\var\cache\lastModified\all-checksum.txt
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.496]: deleting directory: C:\Users\HPELLI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpnb\var\cache\lastModified
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.497]:     .... done. 
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.497]: copying pupulate caches : 
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.497]:     pupulate log location = C:\Program Files (x86)\NetBeans Dev 201205040400\nb\var\log
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.497]: copying file: C:\Users\HPELLI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpnb\var\log\messages.log to: C:\Program Files (x86)\NetBeans Dev 201205040400\nb\var\log
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.506]:     .... done. 
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.506]: add pupulate caches in installed list: 
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.506]:     .... done. 
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.506]: An unexpected exception happened in thread Thread-12
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.506]: java.lang.NullPointerException
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.506]: 	at org.netbeans.installer.wizard.components.sequences.netbeans.NbMainSequence$PopulateCacheAction.execute(NbMainSequence.java:252)
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.506]: 	at org.netbeans.installer.wizard.components.WizardAction$1.run(WizardAction.java:123)
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.507]: ... show message dialog
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.507]:     title: Critical Error
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.507]:     message: An unexpected exception happened in thread Thread-12
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.507]:     
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.507]:     Exception:
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.507]:       java.lang.NullPointerException:
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.507]:       null
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.507]:     
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.507]:     You can get more details about the issue in the installer log file:
[2012-05-04 14:37:57.507]:      C:\Users\HPellissier\.nbi\log\20120504143559.log