versionwatch thinks JBDS 10 is older than JBDS 9 (1 < 9 instead of 10 > 9) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBDS-3531 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3531 Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio) Issue Type: Bug Components: build, installer Affects Versions: 10.0.0.Alpha1 Reporter: Nick Boldt Assignee: Nick Boldt Fix For: 10.0.0.Alpha1 Attachments: jbds-10.0.0.Alpha1.install.xml http://jenkins.mw.lab.eng.bos.redhat.com/hudson/view/DevStudio/view/DevSt... {code} /qa/tools/opt/amd64/jdk1.8.0_last/bin/java -DTRACE=true -DSTREAM_NAME=10.0 -jar /qa/services/http/binaries/RHDS/10.0/snapshots/builds/devstudio.product_master/latest/all/jboss-devstudio-10.0.0.Alpha1-v20150918-1953-B3976-installer-standalone.jar /home/hudson/static_build_env/jbds/versionwatch/installations/jbds-10.0.0.Alpha1.install.xml 10:48:07 TRACE enabled. 10:48:07 checking if os constraints [Os family unix name null version null arch null jre null ] match current OS 10:48:07 matched current OS. 10:48:07 checking if os constraints [Os family windows name null version null arch null jre null ] match current OS 10:48:07 checking if os constraints [Os family null name null version null arch x86 jre null ] match current OS 10:48:07 no match with current OS! 10:48:08 Custom langpack for eng available. 10:48:08 Initializing RulesEngine 10:48:08 RulesEngine.init() 10:48:08 Initializing builtin conditions for packs. 10:48:08 Pack.getCondition(): null for pack jbds-installer 10:48:08 Pack.getCondition(): null for pack jbds.update 10:48:08 Pack.getCondition(): null for pack jbds.generate 10:48:08 Pack.getCondition(): null for pack jbosseap 10:48:08 [ Starting automated installation ] 10:48:08 java.lang.NullPointerException 10:48:08 java.lang.NullPointerException 10:48:08 at com.jboss.devstudio.core.installer.PathInputPanelAutomationHelper.runAutomated(PathInputPanelAutomationHelper.java:48) 10:48:08 at com.izforge.izpack.installer.AutomatedInstaller.installPanel(AutomatedInstaller.java:432) 10:48:08 at com.izforge.izpack.installer.AutomatedInstaller.doInstall(AutomatedInstaller.java:388) 10:48:08 at com.izforge.izpack.installer.Installer.main(Unknown Source) 10:48:08 [ Automated installation FAILED! ] {code} Tested locally on dev01: {code} /qa/tools/opt/jdk1.8.0_last/bin/java -DTRACE=true -DSTREAM_NAME=10.0 -jar jboss-devstudio-10.0.0.Alpha1-v20150918-1953-B3976-installer-standalone.jar /tmp/jbds-10.0.0.Alpha1.install.xml TRACE enabled. checking if os constraints [Os family unix name null version null arch null jre null ] match current OS matched current OS. checking if os constraints [Os family windows name null version null arch null jre null ] match current OS checking if os constraints [Os family null name null version null arch x86 jre null ] match current OS no match with current OS! Custom langpack for eng available. Initializing RulesEngine RulesEngine.init() Initializing builtin conditions for packs. Pack.getCondition(): null for pack jbds-installer Pack.getCondition(): null for pack jbds.update Pack.getCondition(): null for pack jbds.generate Pack.getCondition(): null for pack jbosseap [ Starting automated installation ] java.lang.NullPointerException java.lang.NullPointerException at com.jboss.devstudio.core.installer.PathInputPanelAutomationHelper.runAutomated(PathInputPanelAutomationHelper.java:48) at com.izforge.izpack.installer.AutomatedInstaller.installPanel(AutomatedInstaller.java:432) at com.izforge.izpack.installer.AutomatedInstaller.doInstall(AutomatedInstaller.java:388) at com.izforge.izpack.installer.Installer.main(Unknown Source) [ Automated installation FAILED! ] {code} So, we might have to tweak the XML file - [^jbds-10.0.0.Alpha1.install.xml] as I suspect something is missing, or else maybe the OS detection is faulty.