Bug ID: JDK-6235121 HtmlConverter fails on all platforms

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5.0u2 b09Fixed

HtmlConverter starts to fail in Tiger U2 b08.  It works in previous builds.  Whenever we try to launch HtmlConverter, the usage page with all the options gets displayed.  This failure is consistent on all platforms, both GUI and non-GUI.  Using "java -jar htmlconverter.jar" also fails to launch HtmlConverter.

$ ./HtmlConverter -gui

Usage: HtmlConverter [-option1 value1 [-option2 value2 [...]]] [-simulate]  [filespecs]

where options include:

    -source:    Path to get original files.  Default: <userdir>
    -source -:  read converting file from the standard input
    -dest:      Path to write converted files.  Default: <userdir>
    -dest -:    write converted file to the standard output
    -backup:    Path to write backup files.  Default: <dirname>_BAK
    -f:         Force overwrite backup files.
    -subdirs:   Should files in subdirectories be processed.
    -template:  Path to template file.  Use default if unsure.
    -log:       Path to write log.  If not provided, no log is written.
    -progress:  Display progress while converting.  Default: false
    -simulate:  Display the specifics to the conversion without converting.
    -latest:    Use the latest JRE supporting the release mimetype.
    -gui:       Display the graphical user interface for the converter.

    filespecs:  Space delimited list of files specs.  Default: "*.html *.htm" (quotes require
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