mod_jserv/4102: calling getServerContext() in init causes null pointer exception

[Robert Wygand <ro...@wygand.com>]

>Number:         4102
>Category:       mod_jserv
>Synopsis:       calling getServerContext() in init causes null pointer exception
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    jserv
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar 22 15:10:01 PST 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     rob@wygand.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        Apache 1.3.3 + JServ 1.0b2
>Environment:
Apache with JServ on Linux.  JServ classes on NT.
JDK 1.2. JSDK 2.0
>Description:
I am attempting to call log() in an init function.  This actually results 
in a call to getServerContext().log().  Apparently the ServerContext is 
null during init, thereby causing the exception.

I don't know if this is the expected behaviour, but it seems odd.
>How-To-Repeat:
Call log() from within a servlets init routine.
>Fix:
Initialize a servlet context object before calling init on a servlet?
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