JDK-7154369 : When caching disable, using webstart to launch JNLP with applet-desc causes NPE
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: deployment_toolkit
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2012-03-15
  • Updated: 2014-01-13
  • Resolved: 2012-06-06
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Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8030982 - With cache disabled, FX jnlp application cannot be launched
Description
1. disable cache using Java Control Panel.
2. Run:  javaws http://javaweb/~ntnguyen/tests/check-always-lazy-update/background-update-check-applet.jnlp


Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-3" java.lang.NullPointerException
	at sun.plugin2.applet.viewer.JNLP2Viewer$1.run(JNLP2Viewer.java:347)
	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:251)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:701)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(EventQueue.java:102)
	at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:662)
	at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:660)
Comments
Verified on x86 Windows 7 using jre 8-b123 promotion
13-01-2014
EVALUATION LaunchDescriptorFactory.buildDescriptorFromCache() needs to handle temporary cached JNLP file stored as cache entry in case caching disabled.
01-06-2012