Intermittent FAIL in Thread_Join testcase

[Bryce McKinlay]

Ranjit Mathew wrote:

>Exception in thread "Thread-3" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
>   at java.lang.Class.initializeClass (natClass.cc:747)
>   at Joiner.run (Thread_Join.java:45)
>   at java.lang.Thread.run (Thread.java:653)
>Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
>   at java.lang.Class.initializeClass (natClass.cc:737)
>   ...2 more
>FAIL: Thread_Join execution - gij test
>- ------------------------- 8< -------------------------
>
>It does not usually recur if I execute the testsuite
>again.
>
>I'm posting it here to see if anyone else has faced
>the same problem or has an insight into this issue
>

I have not seen it, but a NullPointerException in initializeClass 
definitely looks like a bug. Did this problem just appear recently?

Bryce