Re: [Jython-dev] Under Win2K SP1, the simple jpython loader test fails.

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[Jeff Fried]

>Under Win2K SP1, the simple jpython loader test fails.
>
>http://jython.sourceforge.net/applets/index.html
>
>Using Netscape 4.76.
>
>Here is the Java Console:
>
>Netscape Communications Corporation -- Java 1.1.5
>
>Type '?' for options.
>
>Symantec Java! ByteCode Compiler Version 210.065
>Copyright (C) 1996-97 Symantec Corporation
>...
># Applet exception: exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
>
>java.lang.NullPointerException
>
>  at org.python.core.PySystemState.initStaticFields(Compiled Code)

Thanks for the bugreport. This bug was introduced in the 2.1a1 release
and will be fixed in the 2.1a2 release. The applet on webpage have been
updated and now works for my version of netscape.

>The failure is that after 7 minutes on a very fast LAN, it still 
>hasn't finished loading.

It never will. The clock will continue counting until the HelloWorld
applet is loaded. If that does not happen because of the bug, the
counter will never stop.

regards,
finn