Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/util/Messages.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/util/Messages.java,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.4 Messages.java
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/util/Messages.java	22 Jun 2005 15:44:23 -0000	1.4
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/util/Messages.java	27 Sep 2005 15:27:54 -0000
@@ -223,7 +223,12 @@
 		final String[] variants = buildVariants(bundleName);
 		// search the dirs in reverse order so the cascading defaults is set correctly
 		for (int i = variants.length; --i >= 0;) {
-			final InputStream input = loader.getResourceAsStream(variants[i]);
+			InputStream input = null;
+			if (loader == null) {
+				input = ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(variants[i]);
+			} else {
+				input = loader.getResourceAsStream(variants[i]);
+			}
 			if (input == null)
 				continue;
 			try {