RFR: 8282219: jdk/java/lang/ProcessBuilder/Basic.java fails on AIX [v4]

[Ichiroh Takiguchi]

On Thu, 24 Feb 2022 18:51:08 GMT, Roger Riggs <rriggs at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Ichiroh Takiguchi has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
>> 
>>   Add null check
>
> The piece I was missing is that the HotSpot AIX specific code, computes and sets LIBPATH based on
> the path to the java executable.  This computed LIBPATH value is set in the environment unless
> it is overridden by an existing LIBPATH in the environment.
> 
> The test cases that failed, do not supply a value for LIBPATH so the launcher provided value is inserted
> and thereafter reported as the environment from the child process.
> 
> Since both of these tests are testing a different condition not related to LIBPATH, 
> the presence/accuracy of LIBPATH is not the point of the test.
> 
> The current solution to remove `test.nativepath` works and is ok by me.
> 
> (The alternative used by #7581, to include LIBPATH in the environment when launching might be slightly more robust to future changes.)
> 
> Thanks for the followup.

Hello @RogerRiggs , @backwaterred .
Could you give me your suggestion, please ?

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7574