Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/Lambert.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/Lambert.java	(revision 2531)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/Lambert.java	(revision 2532)
@@ -97,4 +97,8 @@
                 String gridFileName = "ntf_r93_b.gsb";
                 InputStream is = Main.class.getResourceAsStream("/data/"+gridFileName);
+                if (is == null) {
+                    System.err.println(tr("Warning: failed to open input stream for resource ''/data/{0}''. Cannot load NTF<->RGF93 grid", gridFileName));
+                    return;
+                }
                 ntf_rgf93Grid = new NTV2GridShiftFile();
                 ntf_rgf93Grid.loadGridShiftFile(is, false);
