--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/lib/testlibrary/AssertsTest.java	Wed Nov 13 11:46:05 2013 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+import static jdk.testlibrary.Asserts.*;
+
+/* @test
+ * @summary Tests the different assertions in the Assert class
+ * @library /testlibrary
+ */
+public class AssertsTest {
+    private static class Foo implements Comparable<Foo> {
+        final int id;
+        public Foo(int id) {
+            this.id = id;
+        }
+
+        public int compareTo(Foo f) {
+            return new Integer(id).compareTo(new Integer(f.id));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        testLessThan();
+        testLessThanOrEqual();
+        testEquals();
+        testGreaterThanOrEqual();
+        testGreaterThan();
+        testNotEquals();
+        testNull();
+        testNotNull();
+        testTrue();
+        testFalse();
+    }
+
+    private static void testLessThan() throws Exception {
+        expectPass(Assertion.LT, 1, 2);
+
+        expectFail(Assertion.LT, 2, 2);
+        expectFail(Assertion.LT, 2, 1);
+        expectFail(Assertion.LT, null, 2);
+        expectFail(Assertion.LT, 2, null);
+    }
+
+    private static void testLessThanOrEqual() throws Exception {
+        expectPass(Assertion.LTE, 1, 2);
+        expectPass(Assertion.LTE, 2, 2);
+
+        expectFail(Assertion.LTE, 3, 2);
+        expectFail(Assertion.LTE, null, 2);
+        expectFail(Assertion.LTE, 2, null);
+    }
+
+    private static void testEquals() throws Exception {
+        expectPass(Assertion.EQ, 1, 1);
+        expectPass(Assertion.EQ, null, null);
+
+        Foo f1 = new Foo(1);
+        expectPass(Assertion.EQ, f1, f1);
+
+        Foo f2 = new Foo(1);
+        expectFail(Assertion.EQ, f1, f2);
+        expectFail(Assertion.LTE, null, 2);
+        expectFail(Assertion.LTE, 2, null);
+    }
+
+    private static void testGreaterThanOrEqual() throws Exception {
+        expectPass(Assertion.GTE, 1, 1);
+        expectPass(Assertion.GTE, 2, 1);
+
+        expectFail(Assertion.GTE, 1, 2);
+        expectFail(Assertion.GTE, null, 2);
+        expectFail(Assertion.GTE, 2, null);
+    }
+
+    private static void testGreaterThan() throws Exception {
+        expectPass(Assertion.GT, 2, 1);
+
+        expectFail(Assertion.GT, 1, 1);
+        expectFail(Assertion.GT, 1, 2);
+        expectFail(Assertion.GT, null, 2);
+        expectFail(Assertion.GT, 2, null);
+    }
+
+    private static void testNotEquals() throws Exception {
+        expectPass(Assertion.NE, null, 1);
+        expectPass(Assertion.NE, 1, null);
+
+        Foo f1 = new Foo(1);
+        Foo f2 = new Foo(1);
+        expectPass(Assertion.NE, f1, f2);
+
+        expectFail(Assertion.NE, null, null);
+        expectFail(Assertion.NE, f1, f1);
+        expectFail(Assertion.NE, 1, 1);
+    }
+
+    private static void testNull() throws Exception {
+        expectPass(Assertion.NULL, null);
+
+        expectFail(Assertion.NULL, 1);
+    }
+
+    private static void testNotNull() throws Exception {
+        expectPass(Assertion.NOTNULL, 1);
+
+        expectFail(Assertion.NOTNULL, null);
+    }
+
+    private static void testTrue() throws Exception {
+        expectPass(Assertion.TRUE, true);
+
+        expectFail(Assertion.TRUE, false);
+    }
+
+    private static void testFalse() throws Exception {
+        expectPass(Assertion.FALSE, false);
+
+        expectFail(Assertion.FALSE, true);
+    }
+
+    private static <T extends Comparable<T>> void expectPass(Assertion assertion, T ... args)
+        throws Exception {
+        Assertion.run(assertion, args);
+    }
+
+    private static <T extends Comparable<T>> void expectFail(Assertion assertion, T ... args)
+        throws Exception {
+        try {
+            Assertion.run(assertion, args);
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            return;
+        }
+        throw new Exception("Expected " + Assertion.format(assertion, (Object[]) args) +
+                            " to throw a RuntimeException");
+    }
+
+}
+
+enum Assertion {
+    LT, LTE, EQ, GTE, GT, NE, NULL, NOTNULL, FALSE, TRUE;
+
+    public static <T extends Comparable<T>> void run(Assertion assertion, T ... args) {
+        String msg = "Expected " + format(assertion, args) + " to pass";
+        switch (assertion) {
+            case LT:
+                assertLessThan(args[0], args[1], msg);
+                break;
+            case LTE:
+                assertLessThanOrEqual(args[0], args[1], msg);
+                break;
+            case EQ:
+                assertEquals(args[0], args[1], msg);
+                break;
+            case GTE:
+                assertGreaterThanOrEqual(args[0], args[1], msg);
+                break;
+            case GT:
+                assertGreaterThan(args[0], args[1], msg);
+                break;
+            case NE:
+                assertNotEquals(args[0], args[1], msg);
+                break;
+            case NULL:
+                assertNull(args == null ? args : args[0], msg);
+                break;
+            case NOTNULL:
+                assertNotNull(args == null ? args : args[0], msg);
+                break;
+            case FALSE:
+                assertFalse((Boolean) args[0], msg);
+                break;
+            case TRUE:
+                assertTrue((Boolean) args[0], msg);
+                break;
+            default:
+                // do nothing
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static String format(Assertion assertion, Object ... args) {
+        switch (assertion) {
+            case LT:
+                return asString("assertLessThan", args);
+            case LTE:
+                return asString("assertLessThanOrEqual", args);
+            case EQ:
+                return asString("assertEquals", args);
+            case GTE:
+                return asString("assertGreaterThanOrEquals", args);
+            case GT:
+                return asString("assertGreaterThan", args);
+            case NE:
+                return asString("assertNotEquals", args);
+            case NULL:
+                return asString("assertNull", args);
+            case NOTNULL:
+                return asString("assertNotNull", args);
+            case FALSE:
+                return asString("assertFalse", args);
+            case TRUE:
+                return asString("assertTrue", args);
+            default:
+                return "";
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String asString(String assertion, Object ... args) {
+        if (args == null) {
+            return String.format("%s(null)", assertion);
+        }
+        if (args.length == 1) {
+            return String.format("%s(%s)", assertion, args[0]);
+        } else {
+            return String.format("%s(%s, %s)", assertion, args[0], args[1]);
+        }
+    }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/lib/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzerReportingTest.java	Wed Nov 13 11:46:05 2013 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary Test the OutputAnalyzer reporting functionality,
+ *     such as printing additional diagnostic info
+ *     (exit code, stdout, stderr, command line, etc.)
+ * @library /testlibrary
+ */
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+import jdk.testlibrary.OutputAnalyzer;
+
+public class OutputAnalyzerReportingTest {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        // Create the output analyzer under test
+        String stdout = "aaaaaa";
+        String stderr = "bbbbbb";
+        OutputAnalyzer output = new OutputAnalyzer(stdout, stderr);
+
+        // Expected summary values should be the same for all cases,
+        // since the outputAnalyzer object is the same
+        String expectedExitValue = "-1";
+        String expectedSummary =
+                " stdout: [" + stdout + "];\n" +
+                " stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n" +
+                " exitValue = " + expectedExitValue + "\n";
+
+
+        DiagnosticSummaryTestRunner testRunner =
+                new DiagnosticSummaryTestRunner();
+
+        // should have exit value
+        testRunner.init(expectedSummary);
+        int unexpectedExitValue = 2;
+        try {
+            output.shouldHaveExitValue(unexpectedExitValue);
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) { }
+        testRunner.closeAndCheckResults();
+
+        // should not contain
+        testRunner.init(expectedSummary);
+        try {
+            output.shouldNotContain(stdout);
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) { }
+        testRunner.closeAndCheckResults();
+
+        // should contain
+        testRunner.init(expectedSummary);
+        try {
+            output.shouldContain("unexpected-stuff");
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) { }
+        testRunner.closeAndCheckResults();
+
+        // should not match
+        testRunner.init(expectedSummary);
+        try {
+            output.shouldNotMatch("[a]");
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) { }
+        testRunner.closeAndCheckResults();
+
+        // should match
+        testRunner.init(expectedSummary);
+        try {
+            output.shouldMatch("[qwerty]");
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) { }
+        testRunner.closeAndCheckResults();
+
+    }
+
+    private static class DiagnosticSummaryTestRunner {
+        private ByteArrayOutputStream byteStream =
+                new ByteArrayOutputStream(10000);
+
+        private String expectedSummary = "";
+        private PrintStream errStream;
+
+
+        public void init(String expectedSummary) {
+            this.expectedSummary = expectedSummary;
+            byteStream.reset();
+            errStream = new PrintStream(byteStream);
+            System.setErr(errStream);
+        }
+
+        public void closeAndCheckResults() {
+            // check results
+            errStream.close();
+            String stdErrStr = byteStream.toString();
+            if (!stdErrStr.contains(expectedSummary)) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("The output does not contain "
+                    + "the diagnostic message, or the message is incorrect");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/InputArguments.java	Wed Nov 13 11:46:05 2013 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+package jdk.testlibrary;
+
+import java.lang.management.RuntimeMXBean;
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * This class provides access to the input arguments to the VM.
+ */
+public class InputArguments {
+    private static final List<String> args;
+
+    static {
+        RuntimeMXBean runtimeMxBean = ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean();
+        args = runtimeMxBean.getInputArguments();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if {@code arg} is an input argument to the VM.
+     *
+     * This is useful for checking boolean flags such as -XX:+UseSerialGC or
+     * -XX:-UsePerfData.
+     *
+     * @param arg The name of the argument.
+     * @return {@code true} if the given argument is an input argument,
+     *         otherwise {@code false}.
+     */
+    public static boolean contains(String arg) {
+        return args.contains(arg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if {@code prefix} is the start of an input argument to the
+     * VM.
+     *
+     * This is useful for checking if flags describing a quantity, such as
+     * -XX:+MaxMetaspaceSize=100m, is set without having to know the quantity.
+     * To check if the flag -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize is set, use
+     * {@code InputArguments.containsPrefix("-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize")}.
+     *
+     * @param prefix The start of the argument.
+     * @return {@code true} if the given argument is the start of an input
+     *         argument, otherwise {@code false}.
+     */
+    public static boolean containsPrefix(String prefix) {
+        for (String arg : args) {
+            if (arg.startsWith(prefix)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the string containing input arguments passed to the VM
+     */
+    public static String getInputArguments() {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        for (String arg : args)
+            result.append(arg).append(' ');
+
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+}

--- a/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/JcmdBase.java	Wed Nov 13 15:21:53 2013 +0100
+++ b/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/JcmdBase.java	Wed Nov 13 11:46:05 2013 +0100
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
 
 package jdk.testlibrary;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 
+/**
+ * Super class for tests which need to attach jcmd to the current process.
+ */
 public class JcmdBase {
 
     private static ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder();
@@ -32,46 +35,24 @@
     /**
      * Attach jcmd to the current process
      *
-     * @param commandArgs
-     *            jcmd command line parameters, e.g. JFR.start
+     * @param toolArgs
+     *            jcmd command line parameters, e.g. VM.flags
      * @return jcmd output
      * @throws Exception
      */
-    public final static OutputAnalyzer jcmd(String... commandArgs)
+    public final static OutputAnalyzer jcmd(String... toolArgs)
             throws Exception {
-        ArrayList<String> cmd = new ArrayList<String>();
-        String cmdString = "";
-
-        // jcmd from the jdk to be tested
-        String jcmdPath = JdkFinder.getTool("jcmd", false);
-        cmd.add(jcmdPath);
-        cmdString += jcmdPath;
-
-        String pid = Integer.toString(ProcessTools.getProcessId());
-        cmd.add(pid);
-        cmdString += " " + pid;
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < commandArgs.length; i++) {
-            cmd.add(commandArgs[i]);
-            cmdString += " " + commandArgs[i];
+        JDKToolLauncher launcher = JDKToolLauncher.createUsingTestJDK("jcmd");
+        launcher.addToolArg(Integer.toString(ProcessTools.getProcessId()));
+        for (String toolArg : toolArgs) {
+            launcher.addToolArg(toolArg);
         }
-
-        // Log command line for debugging purpose
-        System.out.println("Command line:");
-        System.out.println(cmdString);
-
-        processBuilder.command(cmd);
+        processBuilder.command(launcher.getCommand());
+        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(processBuilder.command().toArray()).replace(",", ""));
         OutputAnalyzer output = new OutputAnalyzer(processBuilder.start());
-
-        // Log output for debugging purpose
-        System.out.println("Command output:");
         System.out.println(output.getOutput());
 
-        if (output.getExitValue() != 0) {
-            throw new Exception(processBuilder.command()
-                    + " resulted in exit value " + output.getExitValue()
-                    + " , expected to get 0");
-        }
+        output.shouldHaveExitValue(0);
 
         return output;
     }

--- a/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/JdkFinder.java	Wed Nov 13 15:21:53 2013 +0100
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
- *
- * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- */
-
-package jdk.testlibrary;
-
-import java.io.File;
-
-public final class JdkFinder {
-
-    private JdkFinder() {
-    }
-
-    private static String getExecutable(String executable, String property) {
-        String binPath = System.getProperty(property);
-        if (binPath == null) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(
-                    "System property '" + property + "' not set");
-        }
-
-        binPath += File.separatorChar + "bin" + File.separatorChar + executable;
-
-        return binPath;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the full path to a java launcher in jdk/bin based on system
-     * property.
-     *
-     * @param stableJdk
-     *            see {@link #getTool(String, boolean)}
-     * @return Full path to a java launcher in jdk/bin.
-     */
-    public static String getJavaLauncher(boolean stableJdk) {
-        return getTool("java", stableJdk);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the full path to an executable in jdk/bin based on system
-     * property. Depending on value of {@code stableJdk} the method will look for
-     * either 'compile.jdk' or 'test.jdk' system properties.
-     * 'test.jdk' is normally set by jtreg. When running test separately,
-     * set this property using '-Dtest.jdk=/path/to/jdk'.
-     *
-     * @param stableJdk
-     *            If {@code true} the {@code tool} will be retrieved
-     *            from the compile (stable) JDK.
-     *            If {@code false} the {@code tool} will be retrieved
-     *            from the test JDK.
-     * @return Full path to an executable in jdk/bin.
-     */
-    public static String getTool(String tool, boolean stableJdk) {
-        if (stableJdk) {
-            return getExecutable(tool, "compile.jdk");
-        } else {
-            return getExecutable(tool, "test.jdk");
-        }
-    }
-}

--- a/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzer.java	Wed Nov 13 15:21:53 2013 +0100
+++ b/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/OutputAnalyzer.java	Wed Nov 13 11:46:05 2013 +0100
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+/**
+ * Utility class for verifying output and exit value from a {@code Process}.
+ */
 public final class OutputAnalyzer {
 
     private final String stdout;
@@ -85,9 +88,9 @@
     public void shouldContain(String expectedString) {
         if (!stdout.contains(expectedString)
                 && !stderr.contains(expectedString)) {
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
             throw new RuntimeException("'" + expectedString
-                    + "' missing from stdout/stderr: [" + stdout + stderr
-                    + "]\n");
+                    + "' missing from stdout/stderr \n");
         }
     }
 
@@ -101,8 +104,9 @@
      */
     public void stdoutShouldContain(String expectedString) {
         if (!stdout.contains(expectedString)) {
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
             throw new RuntimeException("'" + expectedString
-                    + "' missing from stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+                    + "' missing from stdout \n");
         }
     }
 
@@ -116,8 +120,9 @@
      */
     public void stderrShouldContain(String expectedString) {
         if (!stderr.contains(expectedString)) {
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
             throw new RuntimeException("'" + expectedString
-                    + "' missing from stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+                    + "' missing from stderr \n");
         }
     }
 
@@ -132,12 +137,14 @@
      */
     public void shouldNotContain(String notExpectedString) {
         if (stdout.contains(notExpectedString)) {
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
             throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString
-                    + "' found in stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+                    + "' found in stdout \n");
         }
         if (stderr.contains(notExpectedString)) {
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
             throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString
-                    + "' found in stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+                    + "' found in stderr \n");
         }
     }
 
@@ -152,8 +159,9 @@
      */
     public void stdoutShouldNotContain(String notExpectedString) {
         if (stdout.contains(notExpectedString)) {
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
             throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString
-                    + "' found in stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+                    + "' found in stdout \n");
         }
     }
 
@@ -168,55 +176,63 @@
      */
     public void stderrShouldNotContain(String notExpectedString) {
         if (stderr.contains(notExpectedString)) {
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
             throw new RuntimeException("'" + notExpectedString
-                    + "' found in stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+                    + "' found in stderr \n");
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Verify that the stdout and stderr contents of output buffer matches
-     * the pattern
+     * Verify that the stdout and stderr contents of output buffer matches the
+     * pattern
      *
      * @param pattern
-     * @throws RuntimeException If the pattern was not found
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     *             If the pattern was not found
      */
     public void shouldMatch(String pattern) {
-        Matcher stdoutMatcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stdout);
-        Matcher stderrMatcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stderr);
+        Matcher stdoutMatcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE)
+                .matcher(stdout);
+        Matcher stderrMatcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE)
+                .matcher(stderr);
         if (!stdoutMatcher.find() && !stderrMatcher.find()) {
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
             throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                    + "' missing from stdout/stderr: [" + stdout + stderr
-                    + "]\n");
+                    + "' missing from stdout/stderr \n");
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Verify that the stdout contents of output buffer matches the
-     * pattern
+     * Verify that the stdout contents of output buffer matches the pattern
      *
      * @param pattern
-     * @throws RuntimeException If the pattern was not found
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     *             If the pattern was not found
      */
     public void stdoutShouldMatch(String pattern) {
-        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stdout);
+        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(
+                stdout);
         if (!matcher.find()) {
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
             throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                    + "' missing from stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+                    + "' missing from stdout \n");
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Verify that the stderr contents of output buffer matches the
-     * pattern
+     * Verify that the stderr contents of output buffer matches the pattern
      *
      * @param pattern
-     * @throws RuntimeException If the pattern was not found
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     *             If the pattern was not found
      */
     public void stderrShouldMatch(String pattern) {
-        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stderr);
+        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(
+                stderr);
         if (!matcher.find()) {
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
             throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                    + "' missing from stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+                    + "' missing from stderr \n");
         }
     }
 
@@ -225,18 +241,22 @@
      * match the pattern
      *
      * @param pattern
-     * @throws RuntimeException If the pattern was found
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     *             If the pattern was found
      */
     public void shouldNotMatch(String pattern) {
-        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stdout);
+        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(
+                stdout);
         if (matcher.find()) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                    + "' found in stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
+            throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern + "' found in stdout: '"
+                    + matcher.group() + "' \n");
         }
         matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stderr);
         if (matcher.find()) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                    + "' found in stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
+            throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern + "' found in stderr: '"
+                    + matcher.group() + "' \n");
         }
     }
 
@@ -245,13 +265,15 @@
      * pattern
      *
      * @param pattern
-     * @throws RuntimeException If the pattern was found
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     *             If the pattern was found
      */
     public void stdoutShouldNotMatch(String pattern) {
-        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stdout);
+        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(
+                stdout);
         if (matcher.find()) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                    + "' found in stdout: [" + stdout + "]\n");
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
+            throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern + "' found in stdout \n");
         }
     }
 
@@ -260,18 +282,56 @@
      * pattern
      *
      * @param pattern
-     * @throws RuntimeException If the pattern was found
+     * @throws RuntimeException
+     *             If the pattern was found
      */
     public void stderrShouldNotMatch(String pattern) {
-        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(stderr);
+        Matcher matcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(
+                stderr);
         if (matcher.find()) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern
-                    + "' found in stderr: [" + stderr + "]\n");
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
+            throw new RuntimeException("'" + pattern + "' found in stderr \n");
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Verifiy the exit value of the process
+     * Get the captured group of the first string matching the pattern. stderr
+     * is searched before stdout.
+     *
+     * @param pattern
+     *            The multi-line pattern to match
+     * @param group
+     *            The group to capture
+     * @return The matched string or null if no match was found
+     */
+    public String firstMatch(String pattern, int group) {
+        Matcher stderrMatcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE)
+                .matcher(stderr);
+        Matcher stdoutMatcher = Pattern.compile(pattern, Pattern.MULTILINE)
+                .matcher(stdout);
+        if (stderrMatcher.find()) {
+            return stderrMatcher.group(group);
+        }
+        if (stdoutMatcher.find()) {
+            return stdoutMatcher.group(group);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the first string matching the pattern. stderr is searched before
+     * stdout.
+     *
+     * @param pattern
+     *            The multi-line pattern to match
+     * @return The matched string or null if no match was found
+     */
+    public String firstMatch(String pattern) {
+        return firstMatch(pattern, 0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Verify the exit value of the process
      *
      * @param expectedExitValue
      *            Expected exit value from process
@@ -281,12 +341,25 @@
      */
     public void shouldHaveExitValue(int expectedExitValue) {
         if (getExitValue() != expectedExitValue) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Exit value " + getExitValue()
-                    + " , expected to get " + expectedExitValue);
+            reportDiagnosticSummary();
+            throw new RuntimeException("Expected to get exit value of ["
+                    + expectedExitValue + "]\n");
         }
     }
 
     /**
+     * Report summary that will help to diagnose the problem Currently includes:
+     * - standard input produced by the process under test - standard output -
+     * exit code Note: the command line is printed by the ProcessTools
+     */
+    private void reportDiagnosticSummary() {
+        String msg = " stdout: [" + stdout + "];\n" + " stderr: [" + stderr
+                + "]\n" + " exitValue = " + getExitValue() + "\n";
+
+        System.err.println(msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Get the contents of the output buffer (stdout and stderr)
      *
      * @return Content of the output buffer

--- a/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/ProcessTools.java	Wed Nov 13 15:21:53 2013 +0100
+++ b/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/ProcessTools.java	Wed Nov 13 11:46:05 2013 +0100
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.OutputStream;
-import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
-import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
 import java.lang.management.RuntimeMXBean;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
@@ -237,15 +234,20 @@
      */
     public static ProcessBuilder createJavaProcessBuilder(String... command)
             throws Exception {
-        String javapath = JdkFinder.getJavaLauncher(false);
+        String javapath = JDKToolFinder.getJDKTool("java");
 
         ArrayList<String> args = new ArrayList<>();
         args.add(javapath);
         Collections.addAll(args, getPlatformSpecificVMArgs());
         Collections.addAll(args, command);
 
+        // Reporting
+        StringBuilder cmdLine = new StringBuilder();
+        for (String cmd : args)
+            cmdLine.append(cmd).append(' ');
+        System.out.println("Command line: [" + cmdLine.toString() + "]");
+
         return new ProcessBuilder(args.toArray(new String[args.size()]));
-
     }
 
 }

--- a/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/CustomLauncherTest.java	Wed Nov 13 15:21:53 2013 +0100
+++ b/test/sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/CustomLauncherTest.java	Wed Nov 13 11:46:05 2013 +0100
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
-import jdk.testlibrary.JdkFinder;
 import jdk.testlibrary.ProcessTools;
 
 /**