JabRef-4.2 CLI does not work

[auge]

I use JabRef to sanitize my bibfile automatically. (using Jenkins ...)

the newer release 4.2 however does not work from CLI

• I have tested the latest master version from http://builds.jabref.org/master/ and the problem persists

JabRef version 4.2 on Windows 10

Steps to reproduce:

using 4.1: - working

$ java -jar JabRef-4.1.jar -n --help
usage: jabref [OPTIONS] [BIBTEX_FILE]

[...]

using 4.2: - Exception + no return to shell (same with master "4.3-dev")

$ java -jar JabRef-4.2.jar -n --help
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
      at org.jabref.cli.JabRefCLI.printUsage(JabRefCLI.java:262)
      at org.jabref.cli.ArgumentProcessor.processArguments(ArgumentProcessor.java:180)
      at org.jabref.cli.ArgumentProcessor.<init>(ArgumentProcessor.java:71)
      at org.jabref.JabRefMain.start(JabRefMain.java:112)
      at org.jabref.JabRefMain.lambda$start$1(JabRefMain.java:188)
      at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
      at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
      at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
      at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
      at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
      at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
      at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
      at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
      at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
      at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
      at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

[Siedlerchr]

@johannes-manner As you recently worked on that CLI stuff, do you have any idea?

[johannes-manner]

I will try to reproduce and investigate the bug. Initially, I have no idea, why the CLI is not working in this case in the latest release 4.2.

[tobiasdiez]

This should be fixed in the latest development version. Could you please check the build from http://builds.jabref.org/master/. Thanks!

[auge]

works for me - thanks!