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Now it is used to null reference to created component. Probably there is no reason to have this reference at all. WindowManager should return it quickly for the rare usages of WelcomeComponent.findComp. This can help us to remove ide/welcome/src/org/netbeans/modules/welcome/WelcomeInstall.java completely.
I agree
fixed. checked in ide/welcome/manifest.mf, rev. 1.6 removed ide/welcome/src/org/netbeans/modules/welcome/WelcomeInstall.java
thanks