IB outlets only get filled in during awakening, not initialization. D'oh!

chrome/browser/cocoa/tab_contents_controller.h

 // Copyright (c) 2009 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #ifndef CHROME_BROWSER_COCOA_TAB_COTNENTS_CONTROLLER_H_
 #define CHROME_BROWSER_COCOA_TAB_COTNENTS_CONTROLLER_H_
 
 #include <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
 
 class CommandUpdater;
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 // tab dragging and tear-off into new windows. It's also not very expensive.
 // As we hook things up, we'll see if this imposes other restrictions (such
 // as command-handling or dispatch) that will require us to change the view
 // layout.
 
 @interface TabContentsController : NSViewController {
  @private
   CommandUpdater* commands_;  // weak, may be nil
   TabContentsCommandObserver* observer_;  // nil if |commands_| is nil
   LocationBar* locationBarBridge_;
+  TabContents* contents_;  // weak
   IBOutlet NSButton* backButton_;
   IBOutlet NSButton* forwardButton_;
   IBOutlet NSButton* reloadStopButton_;
   IBOutlet NSButton* starButton_;
   IBOutlet NSTextField* locationBar_;
   IBOutlet NSBox* contentsBox_;
 }
 
 // Create the contents of a tab represented by |contents| and loaded from the
 // nib given by |name|. |commands| allows tracking of what's enabled and
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 - (LocationBar*)locationBar;
 
 // Called when the tab contents is about to be put into the view hierarchy as
 // the selected tab. Handles things such as ensuring the toolbar is correctly
 // enabled.
 - (void)willBecomeSelectedTab;
 
 @end
 
 #endif  // CHROME_BROWSER_COCOA_TAB_COTNENTS_CONTROLLER_H_