RFR: JDK-8180709: java -javaagent:agent.jar with run-time that does not contain java.instrument prints confusing error

[Gary Adams]

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On 12/19/17, 5:10 AM, Alan Bateman wrote:
> On 18/12/2017 21:14, gary.adams at oracle.com wrote:
>> I can just the error message.
>> What would you like it to say?
>>
>> "Module java.instrument may be missing"
> Technically it may be that the java.instrument module is not 
> observable but saying that it may not be in the run-time image is 
> probably clearer to the clearer. The main thing is to connect it to 
> the java.instrument module, other details are useful too, say where 
> someone has a corrupt installation or the wrong permissions on the 
> library.
>
> -Alan