NullPointerException when trying to install JDK7 patch for EAP 5.1.2 (JBPAPP-8693)

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Issue

  • Getting a NullPointerException when trying to run the JDK 7 patch installer (JBPAPP-8693).
java -jar JBPAPP-8693/jbpapp-8693-installer.jar jboss-eap-5.1/
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.redhat.installer.Installer.install(Unknown Source)
at com.redhat.installer.Installer.main(Unknown Source)
  • We need to run our EAP 5.1.2 in our solaris machine with java 1.8. We need to download JBPAPP-8693 , but when I arrive to the download page I can´t download this patch.

Environment

  • RedHat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 5.1.2

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