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Bug 152590

Summary:	debug a previously created python project throws NPE
Product:	python	Reporter:	Peter Lam <petersl>
Component:	Debugger	Assignee:	jymen <jymen>
Status:	VERIFIED DUPLICATE
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P2
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:
Attachments:	ide log file

Description Peter Lam 2008-11-06 23:09:02 UTC

Product Version: NetBeans IDE 6.5 (Build 20081106113300)
Java: 1.6.0_07; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 10.0-b23
System: Windows Vista version 6.0 running on x86; Cp1252; en_US (nb)

Repro steps:
- start ide from a fresh userdir
- open a previously created python project from previous builds
- right click on the project and select Debug. The red round-icon on the lower-right corner of the ide is flashing.
clicking on it shows the following exception and debugging session has never started.


java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.netbeans.modules.python.debugger.Debuggee.setPlatform(Debuggee.java:60)
	at org.netbeans.modules.python.project.ui.actions.DebugCommand.invokeAction(DebugCommand.java:54)
	at org.netbeans.modules.python.project.PythonActionProvider$1.run(PythonActionProvider.java:70)
	at org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Task.run(RequestProcessor.java:572)
[catch] at org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Processor.run(RequestProcessor.java:997)

Comment 1 Peter Lam 2008-11-06 23:09:41 UTC

Created attachment 73403 [details]
ide log file

Comment 2 jymen 2008-11-07 17:00:39 UTC


*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 152322 ***

Comment 3 jymen 2008-11-07 17:02:20 UTC

*** Issue 152697 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***

Comment 4 Peter Lam 2008-11-08 05:05:39 UTC

ok, I see the comment in issue 152322. So, the dialog indicates the different platform that should be fixed. The message
in the diaog should be reworded and formatted in a standard way. Will open an enhancement issue for that. Change this to
fix state.