JDK-8009117 : Investigate if it's possible to use /bootclasspath feature of jtreg instead of ClassFileDumper for WB API tests
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: test
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • Submitted: 2013-02-27
  • Updated: 2014-06-23
  • Resolved: 2014-06-23
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8011397 - JTREG needs to copy additional WhiteBox class file to JTwork/scratch/sun/hotspot
Description
The change CODETOOLS-7900100 introduced a /bootclasspath feature that maybe can be used instead of the ClassFileInstaller, depending on where the class files end up and what the classpaths are. It would be worth investigating this once the jtreg change has made it into an official jtreg release. This could make the tests using the WB API cleaner and easier to write.
Comments
I don't think we can replace ClassFileDumper with /bootclasspath, also ClassFileDumper is used for more than WB API tests at this point. Closing as WNF
23-06-2014