Command Line Option --help crashes on Windows

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The command line java josm-latest.jar --help crashes on MS Windows. It works fine on Ubuntu. A formal bug report was not created. Perhaps something from #15273 ?

C:\Users\<user>\Desktop>java -jar josm-latest.jar  --help
2018-02-09 21:49:42.136 SCHWERWIEGEND: Handled by bug report queue: java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.PlatformHookWindows.getDefaultUserDataDirectory(PlatformHookWindows.java:480)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MainApplication.getHelp(MainApplication.java:800)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MainApplication.showHelp(MainApplication.java:763)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MainApplication.mainJOSM(MainApplication.java:895)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MainApplication$2.processArguments(MainApplication.java:278)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MainApplication.main(MainApplication.java:845)

2018-02-09 21:49:42.276 SCHWERWIEGEND: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.NullPointerException. Ursache: java.lang.NullPointerException
java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(Unknown Source)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.util.GuiHelper.runInEDTAndWaitAndReturn(GuiHelper.java:265)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.bugreport.BugReportDialog.showFor(BugReportDialog.java:270)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.bugreport.BugReportQueue.displayFor(BugReportQueue.java:134)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.bugreport.BugReportQueue.access$200(BugReportQueue.java:17)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.bugreport.BugReportQueue$BugReportDisplayRunnable.run(BugReportQueue.java:100)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.widgets.TextContextualPopupMenu.addMenuEntry(TextContextualPopupMenu.java:174)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.widgets.TextContextualPopupMenu.addMenuEntries(TextContextualPopupMenu.java:108)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.widgets.TextContextualPopupMenu.attach(TextContextualPopupMenu.java:93)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.widgets.TextContextualPopupMenu.enableMenuFor(TextContextualPopupMenu.java:143)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.widgets.JosmTextArea.<init>(JosmTextArea.java:90)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.widgets.JosmTextArea.<init>(JosmTextArea.java:25)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.bugreport.DebugTextDisplay.<init>(DebugTextDisplay.java:29)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.bugreport.DebugTextDisplay.<init>(DebugTextDisplay.java:51)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.bugreport.BugReportDialog.<init>(BugReportDialog.java:92)
        at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.bugreport.BugReportDialog.lambda$showFor$3(BugReportDialog.java:280)
        at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

URL:http://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn/trunk
Repository:UUID: 0c6e7542-c601-0410-84e7-c038aed88b3b
Last:Changed Date: 2018-02-08 01:38:37 +0100 (Thu, 08 Feb 2018)
Build-Date:2018-02-08 02:32:23
Revision:13392
Relative:URL: ^/trunk

Identification: JOSM/1.5 (13392 de) Windows 7 64-Bit
OS Build number: Windows 7 Professional (7601)
Memory Usage: 462 MB / 3604 MB (298 MB allocated, but free)
Java version: 1.8.0_161-b12, Oracle Corporation, Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
Screen: \Display0 1280x1024
Maximum Screen Size: 1280x1024

Last errors/warnings:
- W: No configuration settings found.  Using hardcoded default values for all pools.

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In 13396/josm:

fix #15899 - fix JOSM initialization sequence leading to NPE on Windows when calling --help