fixed https://github.com/Wisser/Jailer/issues/33

releasenotes.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 9.5.4
   - Deactivated dependencies had no effect on topological sorting. This was corrected.
     https://sourceforge.net/p/jailer/discussion/700499/thread/b3685a49
+  - Fix for "NoClassDefFoundError was not logged, Jailer failed without showing reason #33"
+    https://github.com/Wisser/Jailer/issues/33
 
 9.5.3
   - Improved Connection Settings Wizard.

src/main/engine/net/sf/jailer/Jailer.java

@@ -305,17 +305,17 @@ public class Jailer {
 				return false;
 			}
 			return true;
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			if (e instanceof CancellationException) {
+		} catch (Throwable t) {
+			if (t instanceof CancellationException) {
 				_log.warn("cancelled");
-				throw e;
+				throw t;
 			}
-			_log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
-			System.err.println("Error: " + e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage());
+			_log.error(t.getMessage(), t);
+			System.err.println("Error: " + t.getClass().getName() + ": " + t.getMessage());
 			CommandLineParser.printAruments(System.err, args, pw);
 			String workingDirectory = System.getProperty("user.dir");
 			_log.error("working directory is " + workingDirectory);
-			throw e;
+			throw t;
 		}
 	}