RFR: 8314491: Linux: jexec launched via PATH fails to find java [v7]

[Roger Riggs]

On Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:34:01 GMT, Vladimir Petko <vpetko at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> 8314491: Linux: jexec launched via PATH fails to find java
>
> Vladimir Petko has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes brought in by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains ten additional commits since the last revision:
> 
>  - Merge branch 'master' into 8314491-jexec-resolve-symlink
>  - Merge branch 'master' into 8314491-jexec-resolve-symlink
>  - declare error in-place
>  - remove unused imports
>  - Review comment: use /proc/self/exe as the backup option
>  - Merge branch 'master' into 8314491-jexec-resolve-symlink
>  - correct copyright statement
>  - Use /proc/self/exec to identify path to the executable.
>  - Create failing test for jexec in PATH issue

LGTM

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Marked as reviewed by rriggs (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/15343#pullrequestreview-1611593920