--- a/mercurial/src/org/netbeans/modules/mercurial/VersionsCache.java	Mon Feb 25 08:05:15 2008 +0000
+++ a/mercurial/src/org/netbeans/modules/mercurial/VersionsCache.java	Mon Feb 25 15:14:23 2008 +0000
@@ -76,34 +76,29 @@ public class VersionsCache {
         if(revision.equals("-1")) return null; // NOI18N
         
         File repository = Mercurial.getInstance().getTopmostManagedParent(base);
-        OutputLogger logger = OutputLogger.getLogger(repository.getAbsolutePath());
         if (Setup.REVISION_BASE.equals(revision)) {
             try {
                 File tempFile = File.createTempFile("tmp", "-" + base.getName()); //NOI18N
-                HgCommand.doCat(repository, base, tempFile, logger);
+                HgCommand.doCat(repository, base, tempFile, null);
                 if (tempFile.length() == 0) return null;
                 return tempFile;
             } catch (HgException e) {
                 IOException ioe = new IOException();
                 ioe.initCause(e);
                 throw ioe;
-            } finally {
-                logger.closeLog();
             }
         } else if (Setup.REVISION_CURRENT.equals(revision)) {
             return base;
         } else {
             try {
                 File tempFile = File.createTempFile("tmp", "-" + base.getName()); //NOI18N
-                HgCommand.doCat(repository, base, tempFile, revision, logger);
+                HgCommand.doCat(repository, base, tempFile, revision, null);
                 if (tempFile.length() == 0) return null;
                 return tempFile;
             } catch (HgException e) {
                 IOException ioe = new IOException();
                 ioe.initCause(e);
                 throw ioe;
-            } finally {
-                logger.closeLog();
             }
         }
     }
--- a/mercurial/src/org/netbeans/modules/mercurial/util/HgCommand.java	Mon Feb 25 08:05:15 2008 +0000
+++ a/mercurial/src/org/netbeans/modules/mercurial/util/HgCommand.java	Mon Feb 25 15:14:23 2008 +0000
@@ -2717,7 +2717,7 @@ public class HgCommand {
     }
 
     private static void handleError(List<String> command, List<String> list, String message, OutputLogger logger) throws HgException{
-        if (command != null && list != null){
+        if (command != null && list != null && logger != null){
             Mercurial.LOG.log(Level.WARNING, "command: " + HgUtils.replaceHttpPassword(command)); // NOI18N        
             Mercurial.LOG.log(Level.WARNING, "output: " + HgUtils.replaceHttpPassword(list)); // NOI18N
             logger.outputInRed(NbBundle.getMessage(HgCommand.class, "MSG_COMMAND_ERR")); // NOI18N