parsing python error output in cocotb simulation

src/com/elphel/vdt/core/launching/VDTRunner.java

@@ -104,16 +104,24 @@ public class VDTRunner {
 	
 	public void abortLaunch(String consoleName){
 		final VDTRunnerConfiguration runConfig=runningBuilds.resumeConfiguration(consoleName);
+		try {
 			Tool tool=ToolsCore.getTool(runConfig.getToolName()); // null pointer with Icarus/gtkwave - seems it is already closed sometimes
 			tool.setDirty(false);
 			tool.setState(TOOL_STATE.FAILURE);
-//		tool.setRunning(false);
+	//		tool.setRunning(false);
 			System.out.println("VDTRunner#abortLaunch("+consoleName+"), tool="+tool.getName()+" "+tool.toString()+"  state="+tool.getState()+" threadID="+Thread.currentThread().getId());
 			tool.setMode(TOOL_MODE.STOP);
-//		tool.setTimeStamp(); // will set at start
+	//		tool.setTimeStamp(); // will set at start
 			tool.toolFinished();
+		} catch (NullPointerException npe){
+			System.out.println("VDTRunner#abortLaunch("+consoleName+"), tool= null, threadID="+Thread.currentThread().getId());
+		}
 		//removeConfiguration
-		runningBuilds.removeConfiguration(runConfig.getOriginalConsoleName());
+		try {
+			runningBuilds.removeConfiguration(runConfig.getOriginalConsoleName()); // null pointer here
+		} catch (NullPointerException npe){
+			System.out.println("VDTRunner#abortLaunch("+consoleName+")???, tool= null, threadID="+Thread.currentThread().getId());
+		}
 	}
 
     public void resumeLaunch(String consoleName, int expectedStep) throws CoreException {

tools/Verilog/Cocotb.xml

@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@
 		package="FPGA_package"
 		interface="Cocotb"
 		errors="(.*):([0-9]+): [a-z_\- ]*error[: ]?(.*)"
-		warnings="(.*):([0-9]+): [a-z_\- ]*warning: (.*)"
-		info="(.*):([0-9]+): [a-z_\-  ]*sorry: (.*)"
+		warnings="(.*):([0-9]+): [a-z_\- ]*[warning|sorry]: (.*)"
+		info="\s*File\s+"(.*)", line ([0-9]+)[, in ]?(.*)"
 		top-file="%CocotbDutTopFile"
 		define="COCOTB"
 		>
-
+<!-- 		info="(.*):([0-9]+): [a-z_\-  ]*sorry: (.*)" -->
 		<extensions-list>
 			<extension mask="v" />
 			<extension mask="tf" />