RFR: JDK-8241421 Cleanup handling of jtreg

[Jonathan Gibbons]

On 3/23/20 1:15 PM, Magnus Ihse Bursie wrote:
> On 2020-03-23 18:20, Jonathan Gibbons wrote:
>> On 3/23/20 7:32 AM, Erik Joelsson wrote:
>>> On 2020-03-23 07:21, Jonathan Gibbons wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 3/23/20 6:06 AM, Erik Joelsson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The environment variable name JT_HOME is defined by Jtreg itself 
>>>>> so I think it makes sense to use that. Configure is still honoring 
>>>>> it, but run-test-prebuilt is not. We can of course use a different 
>>>>> variable name internally, but I don't really see the reason as 
>>>>> JT_HOME is the generally accepted one. 
>>>>
>>>> Would it help to migrate jtreg towards using JTREG_HOME, as a 
>>>> preferred alternative to JT_HOME?
>>>>
>>> Yes, I think that would help. Didn't even consider that possibility.
>>>
>>> /Erik
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I'll put that change into jtreg, so that it is available in the next 
>> update for jtreg.
> Nice, thank you very much! When is that due? That is, should I hold 
> this patch and wait for the next jtreg, or should I find a temporary 
> solution until then?
>
> /Magnus
>>
>> -- Jon
>>
>
Temporary workaround for now would be better.

-- Jon