On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:36:24 GMT, Damon Nguyen <dngu...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Do we need an occasional _Skip_ button? Yet adding such a button to throw 
>> `jtreg.SkippedException` will introduce a transitive dependency on the 
>> library which contains the `SkippedException`.
>
> I'm OK with either direction. To me, passing the test seems fine for cases 
> we'd skip, but adding a `Skip` button may seem more logical. I was OK with 
> this approach enough to stick with the original instructions.

I'm not suggesting modifying the instructions, I'm bringing up it for a 
discussion.

Essentially, `SkippedException` is also like passing the test, it's 
indistinguishable in the report. Only the log of the test run will contain the 
information that the test was skipped.

>From this point of view, it's wiser not to introduce an additional dependency 
>which will affect all the manual tests.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18354#discussion_r1534359360

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