initialize the error string as empty (not null)

Author: facchinm

arduino-core/src/cc/arduino/packages/Uploader.java

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ protected Uploader(boolean nup) {
   }
 
   private void init(boolean nup) {
-    this.error = null;
+    this.error = "";
     this.notFoundError = false;
     this.noUploadPort = nup;
   }