test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/modules/PatchModule/PatchModuleDupModule.java

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
   * questions.
   */
  
  /*
   * @test
-  * @summary Module system initialization exception results if a module is specificed twice to --patch-module.
+  * @summary If a module is specificed twice to --patch-module, it should print an error
   * @requires vm.flagless
   * @modules java.base/jdk.internal.misc
   * @library /test/lib
   * @run driver PatchModuleDupModule
   */

@@ -33,18 +33,18 @@
  import jdk.test.lib.process.OutputAnalyzer;
  import jdk.test.lib.process.ProcessTools;
  
  public class PatchModuleDupModule {
  
-   // The module system initialization should generate an ExceptionInInitializerError
    // if --patch-module is specified with the same module more than once.
+   // The launcher should print an error.
  
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
      ProcessBuilder pb = ProcessTools.createLimitedTestJavaProcessBuilder(
        "--patch-module=module_one=module_one_dir",
        "--patch-module=module_one=module_one_dir",
        "-version");
      OutputAnalyzer output = new OutputAnalyzer(pb.start());
-     output.shouldContain("java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError");
+     output.shouldContain("Cannot specify a module more than once to --patch-module");
      output.shouldHaveExitValue(1);
    }
  }