RFR: 8305915: java/awt/Frame/FrameLocation/FrameLocation.java fails with "The frame location is wrong!" [v4]

[Tejesh R]

On Tue, 7 Oct 2025 16:44:39 GMT, Tejesh R <tr at openjdk.org> wrote:

>>> > As @DamonGuy mentioned, a better way to deal with [JDK-8305915](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8305915) could be closing it as _Cannot reproduce_ and submitting a new bug to update `FrameLocation.java` and remove `SizeMinimizedTest.java` from the problem list.
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>>> Probably I'll capture screenshot on failure and deproblemlist it. If I close the bug as _Cannot reproduce_ then it remains in problem listing, so better way is to de-problemlist it and add screen capture.
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>> That's the point—you cannot reproduce the failure of `FrameLocation.java`, can you?
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>> Thus, the correct resolution is *Cannot Reproduce*.
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>> Adding a screenshot is not fixing the failure reported in [JDK-8305915](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8305915), it's an improvement for the test to have the more information to analyse the failure if it occurs again. This is why it's a new issue.
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>> 8305915 has to be removed from the PL, submit a new bug, or rather create a subtask of JDK-8305915, to remove both `FrameLocation.java` and `SizeMinimizedTest.java` from the problem list.
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>> I strongly believe this approach creates a clearer bug history in JBS and clearer changelog in the JDK. This also makes backporting easier as well as dealing with test failures in older releases.
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>> Yes, submitting two new bugs creates more work but we're not in a rush here, and I think *it's worth the time*.
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>> I can submit the bugs for you if you prefer so.
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> @aivanov-jdk @DamonGuy I've raised https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/27678 PR for de-problemlisting the main bug. Once this is integrated, I'll close the main bug as "Not-Reproducible".

> @TejeshR13 You can still use this PR to implement adding screenshots, just change the subject of the PR to associate it with the new bugid.

New bugid ? You want me to raise another JBS to handle adding screenshots ?

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27366#issuecomment-3379430004