diff --git a/nashorn/.hgignore b/nashorn/.hgignore
index 56e01bae4c0..6d68c1d476d 100644
--- a/nashorn/.hgignore
+++ b/nashorn/.hgignore
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ jcov2/*
 .idea/*
 test/lib/testng.jar
 test/script/external/*
+.project
diff --git a/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/ScriptEnvironment.java b/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/ScriptEnvironment.java
index 3bcf9d4f5a3..c1c25b3eecc 100644
--- a/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/ScriptEnvironment.java
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/ScriptEnvironment.java
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public final class ScriptEnvironment {
      * @param out output print writer
      * @param err error print writer
      */
-    ScriptEnvironment(final Options options, final PrintWriter out, final PrintWriter err) {
+    public ScriptEnvironment(final Options options, final PrintWriter out, final PrintWriter err) {
         this.out = out;
         this.err = err;
         this.namespace = new Namespace();