RFR: Initial section on testing [v6]

[Lance Andersen]

> On Oct 22, 2020, at 11:49 AM, Igor Ignatyev <iignatyev at openjdk.java.net> wrote:
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> On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:13:56 GMT, Lance Andersen <lancea at openjdk.org> wrote:
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>> Should we indicate when to use a TEST.properties file vs. including the properties within the test?
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> `TEST.properties` files aren't intended to be used by tests, they are jtreg configurations file, so using them for test-specific properties might lead to name clashes and unexpected behaviors.
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> PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/guide/pull/30


Understand, and I guess my point was should the use of TEST.properties be covered in the dev guide of just left to the JTREG pages.    It would be nice to have best practices flushed out.

Best
Lance
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