On Mon, 9 Mar 2026 20:56:15 GMT, Roger Riggs <[email protected]> wrote:

> Test java/lang/ProcessBuilder/Basic.java fails with 'Exception: 
> java.lang.Error: PATH search algorithm"
> The tests in ProcessBuilder.Basic related to PATH search algorithm use the 
> system binaries for /bin/true and /bin/false.
> The tests proceed to copy the binaries to different directories on carefully 
> constructed PATHs and verify the correct one is found.  
> On some Linux OS's the binaries for /bin/true and /bin/false are the same 
> binary. Distinguished only by arg[0] when executed.
> On Ubuntu 25-10, copying the binary to `prog` and launching it, results in 
> the exit status not being the expected value.
> Musl and Apline systems have other limitations that are already reflected in 
> special cases.
> A solution proposed here is to provide separate binaries for the true and 
> false functions so their invocation is more controlled.
> 
> Use native BasicTrue and BasicFalse executables in cases where /bin/true and 
> /bin/false are not unique.
> 
> 
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This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: bdf95bae
Author:    Roger Riggs <[email protected]>
URL:       
https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/bdf95baebfb9f4aeb4c44767fdf1a4c746217f8e
Stats:     123 lines in 3 files changed: 99 ins; 0 del; 24 mod

8379122: Test java/lang/ProcessBuilder/Basic.java fails with 'Exception: 
java.lang.Error: PATH search algorithm" for multi-call binaries

Reviewed-by: jpai, bpb, stuefe

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/30150

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