AvalonLogSystem NullPointer

["Boyce, James" <JB...@fnf.com>]

I searched the archive and found people with similar problems but none that
seem to be exactly what my problem is.  I'm getting this:

 

java.lang.Exception: Unable to configure AvalonLogSystem :
java.lang.NullPointerException

 

I'm on a WinXP box, and have included the regular velocity and the
velocity-dep.jar files in my classpath.

 

I am also not extending VelocityServlet, and am using the singleton instance
in a class with static methods.  When I do extend VelocityServlet,
everything works fine, Avalon init's and the templates are found.  What I'm
wondering is why it only works when I extend VelocityServlet.  I would
prefer to use it without extending this class, but can use it that way if I
must.  I'm also running under WSAD, if that makes a difference.

 

Thoughts??  Here's more of the stack trace:

 

java.lang.Exception: Unable to configure AvalonLogSystem :
java.lang.NullPointerException

[6/29/04 14:01:00:890 CDT] 76c276c2 SystemErr     R    at
java.lang.Throwable.<init>(Throwable.java:54)

[6/29/04 14:01:00:890 CDT] 76c276c2 SystemErr     R    at
java.lang.Throwable.<init>(Throwable.java:68)

[6/29/04 14:01:00:890 CDT] 76c276c2 SystemErr     R    at
org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.AvalonLogSystem.init(AvalonLogSystem.java:92
)

[6/29/04 14:01:00:890 CDT] 76c276c2 SystemErr     R    at
org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.LogManager.createLogSystem(LogManager.java:1
27)

[6/29/04 14:01:00:890 CDT] 76c276c2 SystemErr     R    at
org.apache.velocity.runtime.RuntimeInstance.initializeLogger(RuntimeInstance
.java:553)

[6/29/04 14:01:00:890 CDT] 76c276c2 SystemErr     R    at
org.apache.velocity.runtime.RuntimeInstance.init(RuntimeInstance.java:226)

[6/29/04 14:01:00:890 CDT] 76c276c2 SystemErr     R    at
org.apache.velocity.runtime.RuntimeSingleton.init(RuntimeSingleton.java:114)

[6/29/04 14:01:00:890 CDT] 76c276c2 SystemErr     R    at
org.apache.velocity.app.Velocity.init(Velocity.java:80)