RFR: JDK-8180651: Make target to run tests on exploded image

[Robbin Ehn]

Hi,

On 05/19/2017 12:55 PM, Erik Joelsson wrote:
> Sure we can pause this. Robbin has a local patch to play with for now.

Yes, no rush for me.

> 
> If you want another name, then we should also rename exploded-image. As I understand it, the name exploded is well established. It refers to the java class files/resources 
> not being in jars/jimage format, but exploded as separate files in a directory structure.

I would prefer to keep the name exploded for these reasons.

/Robbin

> 
> /Erik
> 
> 
> On 2017-05-19 11:45, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
>> I like the idea, the changes in itself look good, but I really *really* do not like the name "exploded". It was not good before as in "exploded-image", but this is even 
>> worse. :-(
>>
>> Can we pause this one for just a while and try really hard to come up with a better name? If we fail to do that in a couple of days, I'll admit defeat and accept the 
>> patch as it is. OK?
>>
>> What about "local" image? "simple"? "quick"? "bare"?
>>
>> /Magnus
>>
>> On 2017-05-19 11:26, Erik Joelsson wrote:
>>> In most cases, when running regression tests, you want to run them on the jdk image because that's the correct image and some tests will not work on other variants. 
>>> However, many tests can be run successfully on the exploded image and since building the full jdk image takes quite a bit of extra time, especially when running a 
>>> slowdebug build, enabling this as an option can significantly improve developer efficiency.
>>>
>>> I therefor propose the new target "exploded-run-test". It will work just like run-test but it depends on and runs on the exploded image.
>>>
>>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8180651
>>>
>>> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~erikj/8180651/webrev.01/
>>>
>>> /Erik
>>>
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