RFR: 8081589: Output of -XX:+TraceClassLoadingPreorder in JDK9 incompatible with MakeClasslist tool

[Ioi Lam]

I still use it for other class loading analysis.

-XX:+TraceClassLoading always prints the super class first, before 
printing the sub class. -XX:+TraceClassLoadingPreorder is the only way 
to see whether the super class or the sub class was requested first.

- Ioi

On 7/1/15 5:11 PM, Coleen Phillimore wrote:
>
> Does this mean that -XX:+TraceClassLoadingPreorder is not needed anymore?
> thanks,
> Coleen
>
> On 7/1/15 10:54 AM, Claes Redestad wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> please review this rewrite/cleanup of the MakeClasslist tool to 
>> operate on the output of
>> -XX:DumpLoadedClassList rather than -XX:+TraceClassLoadingPreorder. 
>> Since the tool
>> became rather trivial I opted to write it in nashorn-compliant 
>> javascript to streamline
>> the usage.
>>
>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8081589
>> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~redestad/8081589/webrev.02
>>
>> A number of undocumented/unused tests were removed and an outdated 
>> README was
>> incorporated into the tool source itself, among other things 
>> clarifying that the checksum
>> needs to be calculated and added to the classlist before checking it 
>> into the workspace.
>>
>> I've asked around about how to go about adding tests for standalone 
>> tools like these, but
>> didn't come up with a good answer. If someone insists I add a small 
>> test to this I'd hope
>> there's some insight into how best to do that (shell-based jtreg test?)
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> /Claes
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