If the newly built JDK fails to run ("DOA"), we will get a strange error message about jdk.compiler-gendata errors from make. The reason is not at all obvious.
Instead, we should make a simple check that we can actually use the new JDK before starting to use it for the first time, and report clearly to the user if this is not the case. ------------- Commit messages: - 8333282: Better warning if newly build JDK fails to run Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19484/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=19484&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8333282 Stats: 72 lines in 2 files changed: 66 ins; 2 del; 4 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19484.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/19484/head:pull/19484 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19484