Bug description --->
    This is citation from java API specification:

public Font deriveFont(AffineTransform trans)
    
    Creates a new Font object by replicating the current Font
object and applying a new transform to it.
Parameters:
    trans - the AffineTransform associated with the new Font
Returns:
    a new Font object.
Throws:
    IllegalArgumentException - if trans is null
Since:
    1.2
-----------
    The test output indicates, that NullPointerException is thrown
instead of IllegalArgumentException when method argument is null.

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Failing Test:
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api/java_awt/java2d/awt/Font/index.html#DeriveFontTesttestCase7

JCK :
=====
JCK1.3a

Test source location:
====================
/net/jdk/export/disk8/local.java/jck1.3a/JCK-runtime-13a/tests/api/java_awt/java2d/awt/Font/DeriveFontTest.java

Platforms:
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RedHat Linux 6.2
Windows NT 4.0

JDK, switches Info:
===================
jdk1.4.0beta-b48 -client -Xmixed
jre1.4.0beta-b48 plugin for Netscape 4.7

jtr file location:
==================
/net/jtgb4u4c.eng/export/sail7/JavaWebServer1.1.3/public_html/QA/merlin/b48/jck13a/linux/redhat6.2_single_kde_plugin_ns4.7_linux-12/workDir/api/java_awt/java2d/awt/Font/index_DeriveFontTesttestCase7.jtr

How to reproduce:
====================
Run the following script:

#!/bin/ksh

SWITCH=$@

JDK=/net/jdk/export/disk8/local.java/jdk1.4.0

#This is where you want the JCK to be use.
#Example: TESTBASE=/net/jdk/export/disk8/local.java/jck1.3a
TESTBASE=/net/jdk/export/disk8/local.java/jck1.3a
JCK=${TESTBASE}/JCK-runtime-13a

executeClass=javasoft.sqe.tests.api.java.awt.java2d.awt.Font.DeriveFontTest
excludeCmd=""
executeClassArgs="-TestCaseID testCase7"
executeTestURL=""

case `uname -s` in
    SunOS)
        ARCH=`uname -p`
        case $ARCH in
            sparc)
                sharedJDK=$JDK/solsparc
                ;;
            i386)
                sharedJDK=$JDK/solx86
                ;;
        esac
        ;;
    Linux)
        sharedJDK=$JDK/linux-i386
        ARCH=linux
        ;;
esac
                                         
CLASSPATH=${JCK}/classes:${JCK}/javatest.jar
DISPLAY=${DISPLAY-$HOST:0.0}
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${JCK}/lib/${ARCH}
PATH=$JDK/bin:$sharedJDK/bin:$PATH

export PATH CLASSPATH DISPLAY LD_LIBRARY_PATH
                                                         
echo
java ${SWITCH} -version
echo
java ${SWITCH} -verify -Xfuture -Djava.security.policy=${JCK}/lib/jck.policy ${executeClass} ${excludeCmd} ${executeClassArgs} ${executeContextArgs} ${executeTestURL}

Test output:
=============
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.awt.Font.applyTransform(Font.java:1681)
        at java.awt.Font.deriveFont(Font.java:1116)
        at javasoft.sqe.tests.api.java.awt.java2d.awt.Font.DeriveFontTest.testCase7(DeriveFontTest.java:144)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at javasoft.sqe.javatest.lib.MultiTest.invokeTestCase(MultiTest.java:409)
        at javasoft.sqe.javatest.lib.MultiTest.run(MultiTest.java:205)
        at javasoft.sqe.javatest.lib.MultiTest.run(MultiTest.java:137)
        at javasoft.sqe.tests.api.java.awt.java2d.awt.Font.DeriveFontTest.main(DeriveFontTest.java:75)
testCase7: Failed. Test case throws exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
STATUS:Failed.tests: 1; failed: 1; first test case failure: testCase7

Specific Machine Info:
=====================

Additional JCK related info:
============================
URL to find JCK test owners: http://javaweb.eng/jck/usr/owners.jto