59811 – receive Java.NullPointer exception when I start up NetBeans after a fresh installation

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Bug 59811 - receive Java.NullPointer exception when I start up NetBeans after a fresh installation

Summary: receive Java.NullPointer exception when I start up NetBeans after a fresh ins...

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Alias:	None

Product:	installer
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Code (show other bugs)
Version:	4.x
Hardware:	PC Windows ME/2000

Importance:	P4 blocker (vote)
Assignee:	mslama

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Depends on:
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Reported:	2005-06-09 20:45 UTC by user_kp
Modified:	2005-09-05 10:00 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Issue Type:	DEFECT
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Description user_kp 2005-06-09 20:45:52 UTC

below is the log from the most recent error.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Log Session: Thursday, June 9, 2005 10:25:22 AM EDT
>System Info: 
  Product Version       = NetBeans IDE 4.1 (Build 200505031930)
  Operating System      = Windows 2000 version 5.0 running on x86
  Java; VM; Vendor      = 1.4.2_04; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 1.4.2_04-b05; 
Sun Microsystems Inc.
  Java Home             = C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\jre
  System Locale; Encod. = en_US (nb); Cp1252
  Home Dir; Current Dir = C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.NOBODY-
FHO76MUC; C:\Program Files\netbeans-4.1
  IDE Install; User Dir = C:\Program Files\netbeans-4.1\platform5; C:\Documents 
and Settings\Administrator.NOBODY-FHO76MUC\.netbeans\4.1
  CLASSPATH             = C:\Program Files\netbeans-4.1\platform5
\lib\boot.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\lib\dt.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\lib\tools.jar
  Boot & ext classpath  = C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\jre\lib\rt.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04
\jre\lib\i18n.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\jre\lib\sunrsasign.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04
\jre\lib\jsse.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\jre\lib\jce.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04
\jre\lib\charsets.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\jre\classes;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04
\jre\lib\ext\dnsns.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\jre\lib\ext\ldapsec.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04
\jre\lib\ext\localedata.jar;C:\j2sdk1.4.2_04\jre\lib\ext\sunjce_provider.jar
  Dynamic classpath     = C:\Program Files\netbeans-4.1\platform5
\core\core.jar;C:\Program Files\netbeans-4.1\platform5\core\openide-
loaders.jar;C:\Program Files\netbeans-4.1\platform5\core\openide.jar;C:\Program 
Files\netbeans-4.1\platform5\core\org-netbeans-swing-plaf.jar;C:\Program 
Files\netbeans-4.1\platform5\core\updater.jar;C:\Program Files\netbeans-4.1
\nb4.1\core\org-netbeans-upgrader.jar;C:\Program Files\netbeans-4.1\nb4.1
\core\locale\core_nb.jar;C:\Program Files\netbeans-4.1\ide5\core\org-netbeans-
modules-utilities-cli.jar
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*********** Exception occurred ************ at 10:25 AM on Jun 9, 2005
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.getWindowAncestor(SwingUtilities.java:63)
	at 
com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsRootPaneUI$AltProcessor.postProcessKeyEve
nt(WindowsRootPaneUI.java:158)
	at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchKeyEvent
(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:637)
	at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.preDispatchKeyEvent
(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:831)
	at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions
(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:741)
	at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent
(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:592)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3506)
	at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1627)
	at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1606)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:456)
[catch] at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy
(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy
(EventDispatchThread.java:151)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:145)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:137)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:100)
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Comment 1 mslama 2005-06-14 09:17:16 UTC

It looks like Swing/JDK problem. Is it reproducible somehow? It seems some key
event is processed before GUI is initialized. Did you press any key during IDE
start? Please next time use "Create a new attachment" to attach any longer text
instead of directl copy/paste to Description as it quickly becomes unreadable.
Thanks.

Comment 2 mslama 2005-06-28 13:57:18 UTC

No response. I tried to search JDK bug database and it looks like it is
duplicate of http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4910211. It is
already fixed in JDK. Please upgrade to latest available JDK update. (1.4.2_08
or JDK 1.5.0_04).