This issue was reported manually by mmirilovic.
It already has 26 duplicates 


Build: NetBeans IDE 6.0.1 (Build 080320)
VM: OpenJDK Client VM, 1.6.0_0-b11
OS: Linux

User Comments:
GUEST: I get a NullPointerException when I try to run the SQE "Find Bugs"  plugin.

GUEST: Running SQE results in zero bugs from FindBugs, and a flashing error indicator that pops up a dialog indicating Findbugs has NPE'ed.

GUEST: looking at the Task List

jmresler: Selected run findbugs on project JScience-4.3 from the popup menu

GUEST: Nullpointer exception when trying to run the Findbugs SQE plugin

mbarreraa: I try to run FindBugs in Linux and ever have NullPointerException. I don't know if FindBugs doesn't work in NetBeans 6.1 and Linux.

erisch: When trying to run FindBugs i always get this exception...
The same reasons like the above, i experience this issue whenever I try to run SQE FindBugs for a web application on my Ubuntu 7.10 x64 machine.

GUEST: Attempting to run SQE Findbugs.  Got exception and no results from Findbugs.

GUEST: Using SQE, findbugs does not run. PMD does run, apperently correctly. The attched exception is reported.




Stacktrace: 
java.lang.NullPointerException
   at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:133)
   at org.nbheaven.sqe.bridge.findbugs.project.freeform.FindBugsSettingsProviderImpl.getFindBugsSettings(FindBugsSettingsProviderImpl.java:113)
   at org.nbheaven.sqe.bridge.findbugs.output.FindBugsSession.executeFindBugs(FindBugsSession.java:189)
   at org.nbheaven.sqe.bridge.findbugs.output.FindBugsSession.computeResult(FindBugsSession.java:81)
   at org.nbheaven.sqe.codedefects.resultui.action.AbstractRunSingleSQEAction$Processor.execute(AbstractRunSingleSQEAction.java:109)
   at org.nbheaven.sqe.codedefects.resultui.action.RunSQEAction$1.run(RunSQEAction.java:54)