[SEVERE] null java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.gephi.project.api.ProjectController.getAllProjects()" because "pc" is null

[Dev4TOP]

"I am trying to run the Gephi project locally in IntelliJ IDE. I followed the instructions but encountered a problem. The project is running, but it shows a blank window with no modules or anything.

the output -Log shows :

[INFO] System network proxy TEST - http port: 0
[SEVERE] null
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.gephi.project.api.ProjectController.getAllProjects()" because "pc" is null
at org.gephi.desktop.welcome.WelcomeTopComponent.loadProjects(WelcomeTopComponent.java:168)
at org.gephi.desktop.welcome.WelcomeTopComponent.(WelcomeTopComponent.java:106)
at org.gephi.desktop.welcome.WelcomeTopComponent.getInstance(WelcomeTopComponent.java:114)
at org.gephi.desktop.welcome.WelcomeAction$1.run(WelcomeAction.java:59)
at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:318)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:773)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:720)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:714)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:400)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:87)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:742)
at org.netbeans.core.TimableEventQueue.dispatchEvent(TimableEventQueue.java:136)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)

Gephi version : 0.11.0
java : 11
IDE : IntelliJ

[pgdr]

Same here with macOS, Java 17 and Java 21 (openjdk). This should probably be made into an issue.