[8u] RFA for 8185628: Backport jdk/test/lib/testlibrary/CompilerUtils.java to jdk8u which is helpful in test development

[Rob McKenna]

Do you have a codereview for the changes in 8?

    -Rob

On 01/08/17 03:32, Bhanu Prakash Gopularam wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> May I get the approval for following utility test class backport 'JDK-8185628: Backport jdk/test/lib/testlibrary/CompilerUtils.java to jdk8u'. This class is quite useful for new test development in jdk8u.
> Webrev link: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~bgopularam/8185628/webrev.00/  
> 
> New changes in 8u:
> For compiling java source file I have used ProcessTools.executeCommand(..) instead of JavaCompiler.CompilationTask as some of the related API (for example: JavaFileManager.setLocationFromPaths(..)) are not available in 8u.
> 
> JDK-9 Changeset: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/jdk9/jdk/file/b2a69d66dc65/test/lib/testlibrary/CompilerUtils.java
> JDK-9 review thread: I could not find specific email thread in mailer as this utility class was pushed along with module implementation in JDK-9.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bhanu