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Re: AW: NullPointerException

Alexander Pavlenko

2008-03-07

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Here is the whole target:

  <target name="load-project-metadata" depends="
persist-long-living-properties">
    <fail unless="project.has.buildable.units" message="The current
project contains no buildable modules"/>
    <dependset>
       <srcfilelist dir="${project.dir}" files="
${project.all.unit.descriptor.files}"/>
       <srcfileset file="${global.lib.dir}/libraries.xml"/>
       <srcfileset file="${global.dist.dir}/libraries.xml"/>
       <srcfileset file="${project.build.dir}/libraries.xml"/>
       <srcfileset file="${project.build.dir}/launchers.xml"/>
       <targetfileset file="${project.tmp.dir}/project-metadata.xml
"/>
    </dependset>
    <x:dir-to-uri dir="${project.build.dir}/launchers.xml" property="
project.launchers.descriptor.uri"/>
    <xslt in="${project.build.dir}/libraries.xml" out="
${project.tmp.dir}/project-metadata.xml" style="
${global.build.dir}/generate-project-metadata.xslt">
       <param name="project-debug-flag" expression="
${project.debug.flag.boolean}"/>
       <param name="global-p4root-dir" expression="
${global.p4root.dir}"/>
       <param name="project-code" expression="${project.code}"/>
       <param name="project-uri" expression="${project.uri}"/>
       <param name="project-tmp-dir-rel" expression="
${project.tmp.dir.rel}"/>
       <param name="project-all-unit-locations" expression="
${project.all.unit.locations}"/>
       <param name="project-launchers-descriptor-uri" expression="
${project.launchers.descriptor.uri}"/>
       <param name="project-deployment-dir" expression="
${project.deployment.dir}"/>
       <param name="project-deployment-uri" expression="
${project.deployment.uri}"/>
       <param name="project-launchers-folder-name" expression="
${project.launchers.folder.name}"/>
       <xmlcatalog refid="xml-catalog"/>
    </xslt>
    <xmlproperty file="${project.tmp.dir}/project-metadata.xml"
keeproot="no" prefix="project"/>
  </target>


Here is all the files involved in dependset ordered by its timestamps

2007-10-18 10:47:02.968712000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build/launchers.xml
2007-10-18 10:47:04.093958000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/.classpath
2007-10-18 10:47:04.094348000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.094456000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/build.xml
2007-10-18 10:47:04.205116000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/.classpath
2007-10-18 10:47:04.205217000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.205377000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/build.xml
2007-10-18 10:47:04.205558000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/.classpath
2007-10-18 10:47:04.256329000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.256447000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/build.xml
2007-10-18 10:47:04.611558000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/.classpath
2007-10-18 10:47:04.611779000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.611910000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/build.xml
2007-10-18 10:47:04.710560000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.938316000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/.classpath
2007-10-18 10:47:04.938709000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.938804000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/build.xml
2007-12-17 15:38:22.579139000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/.classpath
2007-12-17 15:38:22.639438000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/.project
2007-12-17 15:38:22.699555000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/build.xml
2008-02-22 14:14:10.102591000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/.classpath
2008-02-22 14:14:10.104269000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/.project
2008-02-22 14:14:10.116413000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/build.xml
2008-03-06 12:55:37.846305000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/build.xml
2008-03-06 12:55:38.003297000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/.classpath
2008-03-06 12:55:38.004725000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/.project
2008-03-06 16:05:12.872139000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/dist/libraries.xml
2008-03-06 16:05:40.736998000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/lib/libraries.xml
2008-03-06 16:05:40.984057000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build/libraries.xml
2008-03-06 16:05:40.996537000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/.classpath
2008-03-06 21:14:50.313841000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/build.xml
2008-03-07 11:43:24.007690000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp/project-metadata.xml

As you can see, the target file (the last one) is the newest one but the
ant outputs the following:

load-project-metadata:
fileset: Setup scanner in dir
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/lib with patternSet{
includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] }
fileset: Setup scanner in dir
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/dist with patternSet{
includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] }
fileset: Setup scanner in dir
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build with patternSet{
includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] }
fileset: Setup scanner in dir
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build with patternSet{
includes: [launchers.xml] excludes: [] }
fileset: Setup scanner in dir
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp with patternSet{ includes:
[project-metadata.xml] excludes: [] }
[dependset]
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp/project-metadata.xml is
oldest target file

If I change the timestamp of the target file

touch -t 200701010000
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp/project-metadata.xml

so that it become the oldest file

2007-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp/project-metadata.xml
2007-10-18 10:47:02.968712000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build/launchers.xml
2007-10-18 10:47:04.093958000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/.classpath
2007-10-18 10:47:04.094348000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.094456000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessUpdateHandler/build.xml
2007-10-18 10:47:04.205116000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/.classpath
2007-10-18 10:47:04.205217000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.205377000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSink/build.xml
2007-10-18 10:47:04.205558000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/.classpath
2007-10-18 10:47:04.256329000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.256447000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandler/build.xml
2007-10-18 10:47:04.611558000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/.classpath
2007-10-18 10:47:04.611779000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.611910000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Config/build.xml
2007-10-18 10:47:04.710560000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.938316000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/.classpath
2007-10-18 10:47:04.938709000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/.project
2007-10-18 10:47:04.938804000 +0400
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.Utils/build.xml
2007-12-17 15:38:22.579139000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/.classpath
2007-12-17 15:38:22.639438000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/.project
2007-12-17 15:38:22.699555000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.NovationEmailer/build.xml
2008-02-22 14:14:10.102591000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/.classpath
2008-02-22 14:14:10.104269000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/.project
2008-02-22 14:14:10.116413000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWBusinessHandler/build.xml
2008-03-06 12:55:37.846305000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/build.xml
2008-03-06 12:55:38.003297000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/.classpath
2008-03-06 12:55:38.004725000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.app.SWDealSinkHandlerSwitcher/.project
2008-03-06 16:05:12.872139000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/dist/libraries.xml
2008-03-06 16:05:40.736998000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/lib/libraries.xml
2008-03-06 16:05:40.984057000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build/libraries.xml
2008-03-06 16:05:40.996537000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/.classpath
2008-03-06 21:14:50.313841000 +0300
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/modules/swhandler.comp.SWDealSink/build.xml

the ant outputs the same

load-project-metadata:
fileset: Setup scanner in dir
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/lib with patternSet{
includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] }
fileset: Setup scanner in dir
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/_infrastructure/dist with patternSet{
includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] }
fileset: Setup scanner in dir
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build with patternSet{
includes: [libraries.xml] excludes: [] }
fileset: Setup scanner in dir
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/build with patternSet{
includes: [launchers.xml] excludes: [] }
fileset: Setup scanner in dir
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp with patternSet{ includes:
[project-metadata.xml] excludes: [] }
[dependset]
/export/apps/tpbuild/trdproc/swhandler/dev/.tmp/project-metadata.xml is
oldest target file

But if I remove the target file then the exception disappears.

This problem happens on Solaris but doesn't happen on windows.





<Jan.Materne@(protected)>
07.03.2008 10:38
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Can you post the snippet around the <dependendset>?

Jan

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Alexander Pavlenko [mailto:alexander.pavlenko@(protected)]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 7. März 2008 08:25
> An: Ant Users List
> Betreff: NullPointerException
>
> Please advise, why can this happen?
>
> java.lang.NullPointerException
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.Sort$SortedBag$MutableInt
.access$100(Sort.java:44)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.Sort$SortedBag$MyIterator
.next(Sort.java:60)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.FailFast.next (FailFast.java:115)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.DependSet.uptodate (DependSet.java:233)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.DependSet.execute (DependSet.java:202)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute (UnknownElement.java:288)
>      at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor2.invoke(Unknown Source)
>      at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMeth
> odAccessorImpl.java:25)
>      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:585)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUt
> ils.java:105)
>      at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform (Task.java:348)
>      at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute (Target.java:357)
>      at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks (Target.java:385)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets (Project.java:1329)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.helper.SingleCheckExecutor.executeTargets
> (SingleCheckExecutor.java:38)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets (Project.java:1181)
>      at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Ant.execute (Ant.java:416)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.CallTarget.execute (CallTarget.java:105)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute (UnknownElement.java:288)
>      at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor2.invoke(Unknown Source)
>      at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMeth
> odAccessorImpl.java:25)
>      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:585)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUt
> ils.java:105)
>      at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform (Task.java:348)
>      at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute (Target.java:357)
>      at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks (Target.java:385)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets (Project.java:1329)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget (Project.java:1298)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(Def
> aultExecutor.java:41)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets (Project.java:1181)
>      at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild (Main.java:698)
>      at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt (Main.java:199)
>      at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run (Launcher.java:257)
>      at
> org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main (Launcher.java:104)
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