Indeed, when I rerun the command with your suggested module-path, it works (I had never used "rerun" before). So why does my jtreg not make these modules available at runtime? This is a fairly ordinary Ubuntu 14.4 system.
$ DISPLAY=localhost:10.0 \ HOME=/home/martin \ LANG=en_US.UTF-8 \ PATH=/bin:/usr/bin \ CLASSPATH=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/classes/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d:/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX:/home/martin/jtreg-binaries/4.2-b08-testng-6.9.9/lib/testng.jar:/home/martin/jtreg-binaries/4.2-b08-testng-6.9.9/lib/jcommander.jar:/home/martin/jtreg-binaries/4.2-b08-testng-6.9.9/lib/javatest.jar:/home/martin/jtreg-binaries/4.2-b08-testng-6.9.9/lib/jtreg.jar \ /home/martin/ws/jdk10/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/jdk/bin/java \ -Dtest.class.path.prefix=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/classes/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d:/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX \ -Dtest.src=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX \ -Dtest.src.path=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX \ -Dtest.classes=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/classes/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d \ -Dtest.class.path=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/classes/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d \ -Dtest.vm.opts=-enablesystemassertions \ -Dtest.tool.vm.opts=-J-enablesystemassertions \ -Dtest.compiler.opts= \ -Dtest.java.opts= \ -Dtest.jdk=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/jdk \ -Dcompile.jdk=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/jdk \ -Dtest.timeout.factor=1.0 \ --module-path /home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/classes/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d/modules:"/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/modules" \ --add-modules test,m4,m2,m3,m1 \ -enablesystemassertions \ com.sun.javatest.regtest.agent.MainWrapper /home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d/testng.0.jta java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.java false test/test.Main [TestNG] Running: java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.java test test.Main.testAddExports(): success test test.Main.testAddOpens(): success test test.Main.testAddReads(): success test test.Main.testAddUses(): success =============================================== java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.java Total tests run: 4, Failures: 0, Skips: 0 =============================================== STATUS:Passed. On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 6:48 PM, mandy chung <mandy.ch...@oracle.com> wrote: > The error message is clear because testng is not found from the module > path. > > Error occurred during initialization of boot layer > java.lang.module.FindException: Module testng not found, required by test > > If you edit the rerun command from jtr file to add JTwork/modules to > module path as follows: > > --module-path /home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/ > test/JTwork/classes/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d/mo > dules:/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/ > test/JTwork/modules > > If it runs successfully, then the question is why jtreg includes > JTwork/modules in javac --module-path but not at run time in your local run > but my local jtreg works fine. Jon may have jtreg debugging tip. > > Mandy > > On 8/22/17 6:18 PM, Martin Buchholz wrote: > > I also tried upgrading jcommander.jar to 1.72 from 1.48, but get the same > error. > Debugging hints? > > > On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 4:28 PM, mandy chung <mandy.ch...@oracle.com> > wrote: > >> >> On 8/22/17 3:52 PM, Martin Buchholz wrote: >> >> : >> >> >> ACTION: testng -- Failed. Unexpected exit from test [exit code: 1] >> REASON: User specified action: run testng/othervm test/test.Main >> TIME: 0.215 seconds >> messages: >> command: testng test/test.Main >> reason: User specified action: run testng/othervm test/test.Main >> Mode: othervm [/othervm specified] >> elapsed time (seconds): 0.215 >> configuration: >> Boot Layer >> add modules: test m4 m2 m3 m1 >> module path: /home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test >> /JTwork/classes/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d/modules >> >> STDOUT: >> Error occurred during initialization of boot layer >> java.lang.module.FindException: Module testng not found, required by test >> STDERR: >> rerun: >> DISPLAY=localhost:10.0 \ >> HOME=/home/martin \ >> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 \ >> PATH=/bin:/usr/bin \ >> CLASSPATH=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/classes/java >> /lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d:/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/ >> test/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX:/home/martin/jtreg- >> binaries/4.2-b08/lib/testng.jar:/home/martin/jtreg- >> binaries/4.2-b08/lib/jcommander.jar:/home/martin/jtreg- >> binaries/4.2-b08/lib/javatest.jar:/home/martin/jtreg-binaries/4.2-b08/lib/jtreg.jar >> \ >> >> /home/martin/ws/jdk10/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/jdk/bin/java >> \ >> -Dtest.class.path.prefix=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwo >> rk/classes/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d:/home/ >> martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX \ >> >> -Dtest.src=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX >> \ >> >> -Dtest.src.path=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX >> \ >> -Dtest.classes=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/classes >> /java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d \ >> -Dtest.class.path=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/ >> classes/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d \ >> -Dtest.vm.opts=-enablesystemassertions \ >> -Dtest.tool.vm.opts=-J-enablesystemassertions \ >> -Dtest.compiler.opts= \ >> -Dtest.java.opts= \ >> >> -Dtest.jdk=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/jdk >> \ >> >> -Dcompile.jdk=/home/martin/ws/jdk10/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/jdk >> \ >> -Dtest.timeout.factor=1.0 \ >> --module-path /home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test >> /JTwork/classes/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d/modules \ >> >> >> ====> /home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/modules is not in the module >> path. Therefore testng is not found. >> >> I can't reproduce this error. I downloaded testng 6.9.9 and it works for >> me. This is the jtreg version I used. >> >> $ jtreg -version >> jtreg, version 4.2 fcs b08 >> Installed in /java/devtools/jtreg/jtreg-4.2/lib/jtreg.jar >> Running on platform version 9 from /java/re/jdk-9.jdk/Contents/Home. >> Built with Java(TM) 2 SDK, Version 1.7.0-b147 on July 21, 2017. >> Copyright (c) 1999, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights >> reserved. >> Use is subject to license terms. >> JCov 2.0-b18 beta >> TestNG (testng.jar): version 6.9.9 >> TestNG (jcommander.jar): version 1.72 >> >> >> Mandy >> >> --add-modules test,m4,m2,m3,m1 \ >> -enablesystemassertions \ >> com.sun.javatest.regtest.agent.MainWrapper >> /home/martin/ws/jdk10/jdk/test/JTwork/java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.d/testng.0.jta >> java/lang/ModuleTests/addXXX/Driver.java false test/test.Main >> >> TEST RESULT: Failed. Unexpected exit from test [exit code: 1] >> >> >> > >