Message8060

Running jython under the latest JRockit JVM I run into a NPE on startup.
Reproducible on jython-2.5.3, jython-2.5.4-rc1, and jython-2.7-b1.

% java -version
java version "1.6.0_45"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_45-b06)
Oracle JRockit(R) (build R28.2.7-7-155314-1.6.0_45-20130329-0641-linux-x86_64, compiled mode)

Exception on startup:

Jython 2.5.3 (2.5:c56500f08d34+, Aug 13 2012, 14:48:36) 
[Oracle JRockit(R) (Oracle Corporation)] on java1.6.0_45
error importing site
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/jython/Lib/site.py", line 421, in <module>
    main()
  File "/opt/jython/Lib/site.py", line 414, in main
    execsitecustomize()
  File "/opt/jython/Lib/site.py", line 395, in execsitecustomize
    import sitecustomize
  File "/opt/jython/Lib/site.py", line 395, in execsitecustomize
    import sitecustomize
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:222)
        at java.lang.Package$1.run(Package.java:527)
        at java.lang.Package.defineSystemPackage(Package.java:520)
        at java.lang.Package.getSystemPackages(Package.java:511)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.getPackages(ClassLoader.java:1513)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.getPackages(ClassLoader.java:1511)
        at java.lang.Package.getPackages(Package.java:281)
        at org.python.core.JavaImportHelper.buildLoadedPackages(JavaImportHelper.java:161)
        at org.python.core.JavaImportHelper.tryAddPackage(JavaImportHelper.java:60)
        at org.python.core.imp.import_next(imp.java:723)
        at org.python.core.imp.import_module_level(imp.java:827)
        at org.python.core.imp.importName(imp.java:917)
        at org.python.core.ImportFunction.__call__(__builtin__.java:1220)
        at org.python.core.PyObject.__call__(PyObject.java:357)
        at org.python.core.__builtin__.__import__(__builtin__.java:1174)
        at org.python.core.imp.importOne(imp.java:938)
        at site$py.execsitecustomize$27(/opt/jython/Lib/site.py:397)
        at site$py.call_function(/opt/jython/Lib/site.py)
        at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(PyTableCode.java:165)
        at org.python.core.PyBaseCode.call(PyBaseCode.java:120)
        at org.python.core.PyFunction.__call__(PyFunction.java:307)
        at site$py.main$28(/opt/jython/Lib/site.py:419)
        at site$py.call_function(/opt/jython/Lib/site.py)
        at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(PyTableCode.java:165)
        at org.python.core.PyBaseCode.call(PyBaseCode.java:120)
        at org.python.core.PyFunction.__call__(PyFunction.java:307)
        at site$py.f$0(/opt/jython/Lib/site.py:430)
        at site$py.call_function(/opt/jython/Lib/site.py)
        at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(PyTableCode.java:165)
        at org.python.core.PyCode.call(PyCode.java:18)
        at org.python.core.imp.createFromCode(imp.java:391)
        at org.python.core.imp.createFromSource(imp.java:354)
        at org.python.core.imp.loadFromSource(imp.java:581)
        at org.python.core.imp.find_module(imp.java:478)
        at org.python.core.imp.import_next(imp.java:718)
        at org.python.core.imp.import_first(imp.java:740)
        at org.python.core.imp.load(imp.java:631)
        at org.python.util.jython.run(jython.java:178)
        at org.python.util.jython.main(jython.java:130)

java.lang.NullPointerException: java.lang.NullPointerException


Other notes:

* creating Lib/sitecustomize.py allows jython to startup. However, 'import logging' results in a similar traceback.

* similar traceback when running on solaris:
java -version
java version "1.6.0_45"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_45-b06)
Oracle JRockit(R) (build R28.2.7-7-155314-1.6.0_45-20130329-0642-solaris-sparcv9, compiled mode)