Index: Main.java
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RCS file: /cvs/core/src/org/netbeans/core/Main.java,v
retrieving revision 1.166
diff -u -r1.166 Main.java
--- Main.java	12 Jun 2003 17:23:08 -0000	1.166
+++ Main.java	16 Jul 2003 13:48:28 -0000
@@ -96,10 +96,11 @@
   /** Starts TopThreadGroup which properly overrides uncaughtException
    * Further - new thread in the group execs main
    */
-  public static void main (String[] argv) {
+  public static void main (String[] argv) throws Exception {
     TopThreadGroup tg = new TopThreadGroup ("IDE Main", argv); // NOI18N - programatic name
     StartLog.logStart ("Forwarding to topThreadGroup"); // NOI18N
     tg.start ();
+    System.out.println("FINISHED!!!!");
   }
 
 
Index: TopThreadGroup.java
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RCS file: /cvs/core/src/org/netbeans/core/TopThreadGroup.java,v
retrieving revision 1.19
diff -u -r1.19 TopThreadGroup.java
--- TopThreadGroup.java	15 May 2003 06:32:37 -0000	1.19
+++ TopThreadGroup.java	16 Jul 2003 13:48:28 -0000
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 final class TopThreadGroup extends ThreadGroup implements Runnable {
     /** The command line args */
     private String[] args;
+    /** flag that indicates whether the main thread had finished or not */
+    private boolean finished;
         
     /** Constructs a new thread group. The parent of this new group is
     * the thread group of the currently running thread.
@@ -70,9 +72,13 @@
         }
     }
     
-    public void start () {
+    public synchronized void start () throws InterruptedException {
         Thread t = new Thread (this, this, "main"); // NOI18N
         t.start ();
+        
+        while (!finished) {
+            wait ();
+        }
     }
 
     public void run() {
@@ -81,6 +87,11 @@
         } catch (Throwable t) {
             // XXX is this not handled by uncaughtException?
             ErrorManager.getDefault().notify(t);
+        } finally {
+            synchronized (this) {
+                finished = true;
+                notify ();
+            }
         }
     }
 }