[jdk17u-dev] RFR: 8302491: NoClassDefFoundError omits the original cause of an error [v2]

[Paul Hohensee]

On Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:35:19 GMT, Ilarion Nakonechnyy <inakonechnyy at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> The backporting of this patch enhances the workflow of JDK-8048190 by expanding the range of scenarios in which the root cause of a NoClassDefFoundError can be accurately reported. The patch carries a low risk as it only corrects the process of creating ExceptionInInitializerError for a specific scenario.
>> The patch does not apply cleanly to 17u, a little adjustment have been done.
>> Tested the patch with tier1 and tier2 tests.
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> Ilarion Nakonechnyy has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   Review notes

Looks good now.

If you're not an Author, once the pre-submit tests are done, I can tag the JBS issue on your behalf and sponsor the commit once the backport is approved.

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Marked as reviewed by phh (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk17u-dev/pull/1226#pullrequestreview-1365925086