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

[serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com]

Looks good.

Thanks, Serguei


On 12/19/17 06:58, Gary Adams wrote:
> A refreshed webrev is vailable
>   Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~gadams/8180709/webrev.01/
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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
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