NullPointerException thrown from javelin

wlwbuild on a java project fails with the following error

weblogic 8.1.5 
j2sdk1.4.2_14

The issue happens when run using ant / workshop IDE.

[wlwBuild] [Build] Error: uncaught exception while generating code in
file:/C:/WorkSpace/bps-ceon/BPS/BPS-DP/1.2.0/build/bps_common_dp/common_dp/com/t
wc/bps/common_dp/util/ServiceLocator.java

 [wlwBuild] [Build] Fatal Error: uncaught exception on compiler worker thread

 [wlwBuild] [Build] java.lang.NullPointerException

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateClassInstanceCreationExpression(I
RTranslator.java:1951)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateExpression(IRTranslator.java:1127
)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateSimpleAssignmentExpression(IRTran
slator.java:1286)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateBinaryExpression(IRTranslator.jav
a:1200)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateExpression(IRTranslator.java:1143
)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateStatementExpression(IRTranslator.
java:772)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateStatement(IRTranslator.java:658)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateBlock(IRTranslator.java:703)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateBlock(IRTranslator.java:693)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateStatement(IRTranslator.java:648)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateIfThenElseStatement(IRTranslator.
java:784)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateStatement(IRTranslator.java:660)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateBlock(IRTranslator.java:703)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateMethodDeclaration(IRTranslator.ja
va:507)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.IRTranslator.translateClassDeclaration(IRTranslator.jav
a:296)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.backend.bytecode.BytecodeBackEnd.generateCodes(BytecodeBackEnd.java:21)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at javelin.SourceNode.generateCodes(SourceNode.java:318)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.java.JavaGenerator.generateCode(JavaGenerator.java:65)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.work.WorkGenerate.generateNode(WorkGenerate.java:87)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at javelin.work.WorkGenerate.run(WorkGenerate.java:63)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at javelin.threading.WorkList.runItem(WorkList.java:500)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at
javelin.threading.WorkItem.ensureComplete(WorkItem.java:103)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at javelin.work.WorkCompile.run(WorkCompile.java:63)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at javelin.threading.WorkList.runItem(WorkList.java:500)

 [wlwBuild] [Build] at javelin.threading.WorkList$WorkerThread.run(WorkList