A customer has found out an exception(or crash) in 1.4.2_08b02.

REPRODUCE :
  (1) Compile the attached program, Big.java
  (2) Launch "java -client Big 5" in 1.4.2_08b02
  (3) The following message will appears.

K:\tmp>java -version
java version "1.4.2_08"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_08-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_08-b02, mixed mode)

K:\tmp>javac *.java

K:\tmp>java -client Big 5
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.math.BigInteger.toString(BigInteger.java:2583)
        at java.math.BigInteger.toString(BigInteger.java:2613)
        at Big.run(Big.java:17)
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.math.BigInteger.toString(BigInteger.java:2583)
        at java.math.BigInteger.toString(BigInteger.java:2613)
        at Big.run(Big.java:17)
java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "null"
        at java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(NumberFormatException.
java:48)
        at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Integer.java:468)
        at java.math.BigInteger.<init>(BigInteger.java:314)
        at java.math.BigInteger.<init>(BigInteger.java:447)
        at Big.run(Big.java:16)

CONFIGURATION :
  JRE/JDK : 1.4.2_08b02
  OS : WindowsXP(SP1, Japanese)

NOTE:
  This seems related to 6215242 and might be regression.

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