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  1. Jenkins
  2. JENKINS-15940

WARNING: Caught exception evaluating: descriptor.getHelpFile(attrs.field). Reason: java.lang.NullPointerException

    • Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Icon: Minor Minor
    • maven-info-plugin
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      After upgrading to v1492 we get this warning:

      WARNING: Caught exception evaluating: descriptor.getHelpFile(attrs.field). Reason: java.lang.NullPointerException
      java.lang.NullPointerException
      at hudson.tasks.Maven$DescriptorImpl.getHelpFile(Maven.java:399)
      at hudson.maven.MavenModuleSet$DescriptorImpl.getHelpFile(MavenModuleSet.java:1189)
      at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor486.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at org.apache.commons.jexl.util.introspection.UberspectImpl$VelMethodImpl.invoke(UberspectImpl.java:258)
      at org.apache.commons.jexl.parser.ASTMethod.execute(ASTMethod.java:104)
      at org.apache.commons.jexl.parser.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:83)
      at org.apache.commons.jexl.parser.ASTReference.value(ASTReference.java:57)
      at org.apache.commons.jexl.parser.ASTReferenceExpression.value(ASTReferenceExpression.java:51)
      at org.apache.commons.jexl.ExpressionImpl.evaluate(ExpressionImpl.java:80)
      at hudson.ExpressionFactory2$JexlExpression.evaluate(ExpressionFactory2.java:72)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$3.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:134)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$1.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:98)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$2.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:105)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript.run(CallTagLibScript.java:119)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:161)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.ForEachTag.doTag(ForEachTag.java:150)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:269)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript$1.run(CallTagLibScript.java:98)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.define.InvokeBodyTag.doTag(InvokeBodyTag.java:91)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:269)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript$1.run(CallTagLibScript.java:98)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.define.InvokeBodyTag.doTag(InvokeBodyTag.java:91)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:269)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:161)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.OtherwiseTag.doTag(OtherwiseTag.java:41)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:269)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:161)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.ChooseTag.doTag(ChooseTag.java:38)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:269)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$2.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:105)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript.run(CallTagLibScript.java:119)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$2.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:105)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript.run(CallTagLibScript.java:119)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$1.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:98)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$2.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:105)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript.run(CallTagLibScript.java:119)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript$1.run(CallTagLibScript.java:98)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.define.InvokeBodyTag.doTag(InvokeBodyTag.java:91)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:269)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$2.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:105)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript.run(CallTagLibScript.java:119)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript$1.run(CallTagLibScript.java:98)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.define.InvokeBodyTag.doTag(InvokeBodyTag.java:91)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:269)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$1.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:98)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$2.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:105)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript.run(CallTagLibScript.java:119)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript$1.run(CallTagLibScript.java:98)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.define.InvokeBodyTag.doTag(InvokeBodyTag.java:91)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.TagScript.run(TagScript.java:269)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.ReallyStaticTagLibrary$1.run(ReallyStaticTagLibrary.java:99)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:95)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$2.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:105)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.CallTagLibScript.run(CallTagLibScript.java:119)
      at org.apache.commons.jelly.tags.core.CoreTagLibrary$2.run(CoreTagLibrary.java:105)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.JellyViewScript.run(JellyViewScript.java:81)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.DefaultScriptInvoker.invokeScript(DefaultScriptInvoker.java:63)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.DefaultScriptInvoker.invokeScript(DefaultScriptInvoker.java:53)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.jelly.JellyFacet$1.dispatch(JellyFacet.java:95)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.tryInvoke(Stapler.java:573)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:658)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$6.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:241)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:53)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.tryInvoke(Stapler.java:573)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:658)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.MetaClass$6.doDispatch(MetaClass.java:241)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.NameBasedDispatcher.dispatch(NameBasedDispatcher.java:53)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.tryInvoke(Stapler.java:573)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:658)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.invoke(Stapler.java:487)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.Stapler.service(Stapler.java:164)
      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:45)
      at winstone.ServletConfiguration.execute(ServletConfiguration.java:248)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.forward(RequestDispatcher.java:333)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:376)
      at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter$1.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:95)
      at hudson.util.PluginServletFilter.doFilter(PluginServletFilter.java:87)
      at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:194)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:366)
      at hudson.security.csrf.CrumbFilter.doFilter(CrumbFilter.java:47)
      at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:194)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:366)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter$1.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:84)
      at hudson.security.ChainedServletFilter.doFilter(ChainedServletFilter.java:76)
      at hudson.security.HudsonFilter.doFilter(HudsonFilter.java:164)
      at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:194)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:366)
      at org.kohsuke.stapler.compression.CompressionFilter.doFilter(CompressionFilter.java:50)
      at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:194)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:366)
      at hudson.util.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:81)
      at winstone.FilterConfiguration.execute(FilterConfiguration.java:194)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.doFilter(RequestDispatcher.java:366)
      at winstone.RequestDispatcher.forward(RequestDispatcher.java:331)
      at winstone.RequestHandlerThread.processRequest(RequestHandlerThread.java:215)
      at winstone.RequestHandlerThread.run(RequestHandlerThread.java:138)
      at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:334)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:166)
      at winstone.BoundedExecutorService$1.run(BoundedExecutorService.java:77)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)

          [JENKINS-15940] WARNING: Caught exception evaluating: descriptor.getHelpFile(attrs.field). Reason: java.lang.NullPointerException

          viral shah added a comment -

          HI

          I'm facing the same problem. I'm not able to create new job as well.

          Is there any temporary solution to this ?

          viral shah added a comment - HI I'm facing the same problem. I'm not able to create new job as well. Is there any temporary solution to this ?

          Hi,
          I encounter the same issue.
          Jenkins ver. 1.492.

          Tomasz Zieleniewski added a comment - Hi, I encounter the same issue. Jenkins ver. 1.492.

          Code changed in jenkins
          User: Seiji Sogabe
          Path:
          changelog.html
          core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java
          http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/jenkins/75bad0954f3b70c0fe8e75b6e676e7bac00ec009
          Log:
          [FIXED JENKINS-15940] WARNING: Caught exception evaluating: descriptor.getHelpFile(attrs.field). Reason: java.lang.NullPointerException

          SCM/JIRA link daemon added a comment - Code changed in jenkins User: Seiji Sogabe Path: changelog.html core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/jenkins/75bad0954f3b70c0fe8e75b6e676e7bac00ec009 Log: [FIXED JENKINS-15940] WARNING: Caught exception evaluating: descriptor.getHelpFile(attrs.field). Reason: java.lang.NullPointerException

          sogabe added a comment - - edited

          It will be fixed in 1.494 but I'm not sure that JENKINS-15964 will be fixed.

          sogabe added a comment - - edited It will be fixed in 1.494 but I'm not sure that JENKINS-15964 will be fixed.

          dogfood added a comment -

          Integrated in jenkins_main_trunk #2113
          [FIXED JENKINS-15940] WARNING: Caught exception evaluating: descriptor.getHelpFile(attrs.field). Reason: java.lang.NullPointerException (Revision 75bad0954f3b70c0fe8e75b6e676e7bac00ec009)

          Result = SUCCESS
          Seiji Sogabe : 75bad0954f3b70c0fe8e75b6e676e7bac00ec009
          Files :

          • changelog.html
          • core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java

          dogfood added a comment - Integrated in jenkins_main_trunk #2113 [FIXED JENKINS-15940] WARNING: Caught exception evaluating: descriptor.getHelpFile(attrs.field). Reason: java.lang.NullPointerException (Revision 75bad0954f3b70c0fe8e75b6e676e7bac00ec009) Result = SUCCESS Seiji Sogabe : 75bad0954f3b70c0fe8e75b6e676e7bac00ec009 Files : changelog.html core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java

          kurt stam added a comment -

          Hi Sogabe, is there a build I can grab to test if this fixes JENKINS-15964?

          kurt stam added a comment - Hi Sogabe, is there a build I can grab to test if this fixes JENKINS-15964 ?

          sogabe added a comment -

          sogabe added a comment - @kurt, You can get from https://ci.jenkins-ci.org/job/jenkins_main_trunk/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/war/target/ .

          viral shah added a comment -

          HI, This fix wasn't able to fix the issue for 15964. I think its a blocker issue . please try to have a look.

          Thanks
          Viral Shah

          viral shah added a comment - HI, This fix wasn't able to fix the issue for 15964. I think its a blocker issue . please try to have a look. Thanks Viral Shah

          sogabe added a comment -

          It appears that there is no relation to JENKINS-15964. Perhaps one of the plugin you have installed causes problem.

          sogabe added a comment - It appears that there is no relation to JENKINS-15964 . Perhaps one of the plugin you have installed causes problem.

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