strange error when running jtreg tests

[David Holmes]

On 12/08/2016 11:06 PM, Maurizio Cimadamore wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've encountered this error when running jtreg tests from make using the
> following command line
>
> make test JT_HOME=<path to latest jtreg> TEST=jdk_util
>
>  * For target
> support_test_hotspot_jtreg_native_support_exeinvoke_BUILD_TEST_invoke_link:
> /w/lt/9/dev/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/support/test/hotspot/jtreg/native/support/exeinvoke/exeinvoke.o:
> In function `main':
> /w/lt/9/dev/hotspot/make/test/../../test/runtime/StackGuardPages/exeinvoke.c:253:
> undefined reference to `JNI_CreateJavaVM'
> /w/lt/9/dev/hotspot/make/test/../../test/runtime/StackGuardPages/exeinvoke.c:264:
> undefined reference to `pthread_create'
> /w/lt/9/dev/hotspot/make/test/../../test/runtime/StackGuardPages/exeinvoke.c:265:
> undefined reference to `pthread_join'
> /w/lt/9/dev/hotspot/make/test/../../test/runtime/StackGuardPages/exeinvoke.c:277:
> undefined reference to `pthread_create'
> /w/lt/9/dev/hotspot/make/test/../../test/runtime/StackGuardPages/exeinvoke.c:278:
> undefined reference to `pthread_join'
> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
> === End of repeated output ===
>
>
> This appeared after I refreshed my repo with latest sources. Anybody has
> any clue as to what this is?

Did you run "make test-image" first?

If not I think make is applying a default compilation rule for .c files 
and that ain't gonna work.

David

> Maurizio
>