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Create a file called .#file.java1.2 and another called file.java. From the navigator multi-select both files then choose "Compare With > Each Other". The compare view in shown but indicates that an internal error occured. If I rename the file from .#file.java1.2 to .#file.java the compare works fine. 2 org.eclipse.ui 2 Problems occurred when invoking code from plug-in: org.eclipse.ui. java.lang.NullPointerException at org.eclipse.compare.CompareEditorInput$11.run(CompareEditorInput.java:458) at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:56) at org.eclipse.compare.CompareEditorInput.feed1(CompareEditorInput.java:455) at org.eclipse.compare.CompareEditorInput.createContents(CompareEditorInput.java:43 9) at org.eclipse.compare.internal.CompareEditor.createPartControl(CompareEditor.java: 87) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartPane$2.run(PartPane.java:60) at org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime.InternalPlatform.run(InternalPlatform.java:821 ) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform.run(Platform.java:395) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartPane.createChildControl(PartPane.java:58) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartPane.createControl(PartPane.java:100) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorWorkbook.createPage(EditorWorkbook.java:214) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorWorkbook.add(EditorWorkbook.java:75) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorArea.addEditor(EditorArea.java:43) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorPresentation.openEditor(EditorPresentation.java:29 5) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager$2.run(EditorManager.java:461) at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:56) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager.openInternalEditor(EditorManager.java:447) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager.openInternalEditor(EditorManager.java:498) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager.openEditor(EditorManager.java:372) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager.openEditor(EditorManager.java:256) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:1165) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:1126) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:1118) at org.eclipse.compare.internal.CompareUIPlugin.openCompareEditor(CompareUIPlugin.j ava:271) at org.eclipse.compare.CompareUI.openCompareEditor(CompareUI.java:73) at org.eclipse.compare.internal.CompareAction.run(CompareAction.java:21) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PluginAction.runWithEvent(PluginAction.java:204) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionCont ributionItem.java:407) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetEvent(ActionContribu tionItem.java:361) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$0(ActionContributionItem. java:352) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$ActionListener.handleEvent(Actio nContributionItem.java:47) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:74) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.notifyListeners(Widget.java:637) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:1413) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:1205) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:844) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.run(Workbench.java:827) at org.eclipse.core.internal.boot.InternalBootLoader.run(InternalBootLoader.java:87 8) at org.eclipse.core.boot.BootLoader.run(BootLoader.java:321) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:151) at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:502) at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:362)
fixed in > 20020124
*** Bug 8374 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***