Drools example throws a servlet exception because of a null pointer during ConversationIntercerption

Drools example throws a servlet exception when you first access the application in the browser. There is a null pointer during ConversationIntercerption. The full exception and error is below. This is with CR3 and mvel14.jar is there. This did not happen in Cr2 ( you could get to the first page - then got the mvel issue). This happens when attempting to reach the very firt page.

This is a blocker because it appears to be a regression between CRs

I will also try in JDK6 shortly.

2008-08-29 11:21:30,782 ERROR [javax.enterprise.resource.webcontainer.jsf.lifecycle] JSF1054: (Phase ID: RENDER_RESPONSE 6, View ID: /numberGuess.jsp) Exception thrown during phase execution: javax.faces.event.PhaseEvent[source=com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl@3f6e5a]
2008-08-29 11:21:30,784 DEBUG [org.jboss.mx.loading.RepositoryClassLoader] setRepository, repository=org.jboss.mx.loading.HeirarchicalLoaderRepository3@d25538, cl=org.jboss.mx.loading.HeirarchicalLoaderRepository3$CacheClassLoader@660b27

{ url=null ,addedOrder=0}

2008-08-29 11:21:30,786 ERROR [org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter] handling uncaught exception
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: An exception occurred processing JSP page /numberGuess.jsp at line 19

16: <br />
17: Your guess:
18: <h:inputText value="#

{guess.value}

" id="guess" required="true">
19: <f:validateLongRange
20: maximum="#

{game.biggest}

"
21: minimum="#

{game.smallest}

"/>
22: </h:inputText>

Stacktrace:
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.handleJspException(JspServletWrapper.java:518)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:429)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:320)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:266)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:687)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:469)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:403)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:301)
at com.sun.faces.context.ExternalContextImpl.dispatch(ExternalContextImpl.java:410)
at com.sun.faces.application.ViewHandlerImpl.executePageToBuildView(ViewHandlerImpl.java:473)
at com.sun.faces.application.ViewHandlerImpl.renderView(ViewHandlerImpl.java:141)
at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamViewHandler.renderView(SeamViewHandler.java:87)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RenderResponsePhase.execute(RenderResponsePhase.java:109)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:100)
at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:139)
at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:266)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:85)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:182)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:104)
at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:157)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:241)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:580)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:447)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: org.jboss.seam.InstantiationException: Could not instantiate Seam component: game
at org.jboss.seam.Component.newInstance(Component.java:1986)
at org.jboss.seam.Component.getInstance(Component.java:1876)
at org.jboss.seam.Component.getInstance(Component.java:1843)
at org.jboss.seam.Namespace.getComponentInstance(Namespace.java:55)
at org.jboss.seam.Namespace.getComponentInstance(Namespace.java:50)
at org.jboss.seam.el.SeamELResolver.resolveBase(SeamELResolver.java:166)
at org.jboss.seam.el.SeamELResolver.getValue(SeamELResolver.java:53)
at javax.el.CompositeELResolver.getValue(CompositeELResolver.java:53)
at com.sun.faces.el.FacesCompositeELResolver.getValue(FacesCompositeELResolver.java:72)
at org.apache.el.parser.AstIdentifier.getValue(AstIdentifier.java:45)
at org.apache.el.parser.AstValue.getValue(AstValue.java:86)
at org.apache.el.ValueExpressionImpl.getValue(ValueExpressionImpl.java:186)
at org.apache.jasper.el.JspValueExpression.getValue(JspValueExpression.java:101)
at com.sun.faces.el.ELUtils.evaluateValueExpression(ELUtils.java:215)
at com.sun.faces.taglib.jsf_core.ValidateLongRangeTag.evaluateExpressions(ValidateLongRangeTag.java:147)
at com.sun.faces.taglib.jsf_core.ValidateLongRangeTag.createValidator(ValidateLongRangeTag.java:128)
at javax.faces.webapp.ValidatorELTag.doStartTag(ValidatorELTag.java:119)
at com.sun.faces.taglib.jsf_core.ValidateLongRangeTag.doStartTag(ValidateLongRangeTag.java:114)
at org.apache.jsp.numberGuess_jsp._jspx_meth_f_005fvalidateLongRange_005f0(numberGuess_jsp.java:364)
at org.apache.jsp.numberGuess_jsp._jspx_meth_h_005finputText_005f0(numberGuess_jsp.java:331)
at org.apache.jsp.numberGuess_jsp._jspx_meth_h_005fform_005f0(numberGuess_jsp.java:182)
at org.apache.jsp.numberGuess_jsp._jspx_meth_f_005fview_005f0(numberGuess_jsp.java:123)
at org.apache.jsp.numberGuess_jsp._jspService(numberGuess_jsp.java:86)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:387)
... 47 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.jboss.seam.core.ConversationInterceptor.beginNavigation(ConversationInterceptor.java:243)
at org.jboss.seam.core.ConversationInterceptor.beginConversation(ConversationInterceptor.java:230)
at org.jboss.seam.core.ConversationInterceptor.beginConversationIfNecessary(ConversationInterceptor.java:166)
at org.jboss.seam.core.ConversationInterceptor.aroundInvoke(ConversationInterceptor.java:57)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
at org.jboss.seam.core.MethodContextInterceptor.aroundInvoke(MethodContextInterceptor.java:42)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.SeamInvocationContext.proceed(SeamInvocationContext.java:68)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.RootInterceptor.invoke(RootInterceptor.java:107)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.JavaBeanInterceptor.interceptInvocation(JavaBeanInterceptor.java:166)
at org.jboss.seam.intercept.JavaBeanInterceptor.invoke(JavaBeanInterceptor.java:102)
at org.jboss.seam.example.numberguess.Game_$$javassist_1.begin(Game$$_javassist_1.java)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.jboss.seam.util.Reflections.invoke(Reflections.java:21)
at org.jboss.seam.util.Reflections.invokeAndWrap(Reflections.java:125)
at org.jboss.seam.Component.callComponentMethod(Component.java:2092)
at org.jboss.seam.Component.callCreateMethod(Component.java:2015)
at org.jboss.seam.Component.newInstance(Component.java:1976)
... 72 more