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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-8022939

REGRESSION:NullPointerException at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareToLaunch()

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    • b22
    • windows_7
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        FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
        java version " 1.7.0_40-ea "
        Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_40-ea-b35)
        Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.0-b54, mixed mode)

        ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
        Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

        A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
        1. Run http://jenkins-ci.org/jenkins.jnlp (by clicking in a browser, or download and run with "javaws jenkins.jnlp")
        2. You will get:

        java.lang.NullPointerException
        at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareToLaunch(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.prepareToLaunch(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.Launcher.launch(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.Main.launchApp(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.Main.continueInSecureThread(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.Main.access$000(Unknown Source)
        at com.sun.javaws.Main$1.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

        Expected behavior: A user-friendly error message of what went wrong


        REPRODUCIBILITY :
        This bug can be reproduced always.

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