diff --git a/make/TestImage.gmk b/make/TestImage.gmk
index a1ba75b01b..8fd3a0c0ef 100644
--- a/make/TestImage.gmk
+++ b/make/TestImage.gmk
@@ -37,10 +37,22 @@ ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, windows), true)
 	$(call install-file)
 endif
 
-prepare-test-image: $(FIXPATH_COPY)
+BUILD_INFO_PROPERTIES := $(TEST_IMAGE_DIR)/build-info.properties
+
+FIXPATH_ECHO := $(FIXPATH) $(call FixPath, $(ECHO))
+
+$(BUILD_INFO_PROPERTIES):
+	$(call MakeTargetDir)
+	$(ECHO) "# Build info properties for JDK tests" > $@
+	$(FIXPATH_ECHO) "build.workspace.root=$(WORKSPACE_ROOT)" >> $@
+	$(FIXPATH_ECHO) "build.output.root=$(OUTPUTDIR)" >> $@
+
+prepare-test-image: $(FIXPATH_COPY) $(BUILD_INFO_PROPERTIES)
 	$(call MakeDir, $(TEST_IMAGE_DIR))
 	$(ECHO) > $(TEST_IMAGE_DIR)/Readme.txt 'JDK test image'
 
+################################################################################
+
 all: prepare-test-image
 
 .PHONY: default all prepare-test-image
diff --git a/make/autoconf/basics.m4 b/make/autoconf/basics.m4
index e1f1c08049..6075707a56 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/basics.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/basics.m4
@@ -703,6 +703,13 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([BASIC_SETUP_PATHS],
   AC_SUBST(TOPDIR)
   AC_SUBST(CONFIGURE_START_DIR)
 
+  if test "x$CUSTOM_ROOT" != x; then
+    WORKSPACE_ROOT="${CUSTOM_ROOT}"
+  else
+    WORKSPACE_ROOT="${TOPDIR}"
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(WORKSPACE_ROOT)
+
   # We can only call BASIC_FIXUP_PATH after BASIC_CHECK_PATHS_WINDOWS.
   BASIC_FIXUP_PATH(CONFIGURE_START_DIR)
   BASIC_FIXUP_PATH(TOPDIR)
@@ -930,11 +937,6 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([BASIC_SETUP_OUTPUT_DIR],
       AC_MSG_RESULT([in build directory with custom name])
     fi
 
-    if test "x$CUSTOM_ROOT" != x; then
-      WORKSPACE_ROOT="${CUSTOM_ROOT}"
-    else
-      WORKSPACE_ROOT="${TOPDIR}"
-    fi
     OUTPUTDIR="${WORKSPACE_ROOT}/build/${CONF_NAME}"
     $MKDIR -p "$OUTPUTDIR"
     if test ! -d "$OUTPUTDIR"; then
@@ -991,7 +993,6 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([BASIC_SETUP_OUTPUT_DIR],
   AC_SUBST(SPEC)
   AC_SUBST(CONF_NAME)
   AC_SUBST(OUTPUTDIR)
-  AC_SUBST(WORKSPACE_ROOT)
   AC_SUBST(CONFIGURESUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)
 
   # The spec.gmk file contains all variables for the make system.
diff --git a/make/autoconf/configure.ac b/make/autoconf/configure.ac
index 7ba3ae011c..4f0d93beb3 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/configure.ac
+++ b/make/autoconf/configure.ac
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ HOTSPOT_SETUP_JVM_VARIANTS
 # With basic setup done, call the custom early hook.
 CUSTOM_EARLY_HOOK
 
+# This only needs debug level to be setup
+JDKOPT_ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT
+
 # Check if we have devkits, extra paths or sysroot set.
 BASIC_SETUP_DEVKIT
 
diff --git a/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4 b/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4
index 17ebdebec2..ef39f71267 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4
@@ -862,18 +862,27 @@ AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_CFLAGS_CPU_DEP],
     $1_WARNING_CFLAGS_JVM="-Wno-format-zero-length -Wtype-limits -Wuninitialized"
   fi
 
-  if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc || test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
-    # Check if compiler supports -fmacro-prefix-map. If so, use that to make
-    # the __FILE__ macro resolve to paths relative to the workspace root.
-    workspace_root_trailing_slash="${WORKSPACE_ROOT%/}/"
-    FILE_MACRO_CFLAGS="-fmacro-prefix-map=${workspace_root_trailing_slash}="
-    FLAGS_COMPILER_CHECK_ARGUMENTS(ARGUMENT: [${FILE_MACRO_CFLAGS}],
-        PREFIX: $3,
-        IF_FALSE: [
-            FILE_MACRO_CFLAGS=
-        ]
-    )
+  # Prevent the __FILE__ macro from generating absolute paths into the built
+  # binaries. Depending on toolchain, different mitigations are possible.
+  # * GCC and Clang of new enough versions have -fmacro-prefix-map.
+  # * For most other toolchains, supplying all source files and -I flags as
+  #   relative paths fixes the issue.
+  FILE_MACRO_CFLAGS=
+  if test "x$ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT" = "xfalse"; then
+    if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc || test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xclang; then
+      # Check if compiler supports -fmacro-prefix-map. If so, use that to make
+      # the __FILE__ macro resolve to paths relative to the workspace root.
+      workspace_root_trailing_slash="${WORKSPACE_ROOT%/}/"
+      FILE_MACRO_CFLAGS="-fmacro-prefix-map=${workspace_root_trailing_slash}="
+      FLAGS_COMPILER_CHECK_ARGUMENTS(ARGUMENT: [${FILE_MACRO_CFLAGS}],
+          PREFIX: $3,
+          IF_FALSE: [
+              FILE_MACRO_CFLAGS=
+          ]
+      )
+    fi
   fi
+  AC_SUBST(FILE_MACRO_CFLAGS)
 
   # EXPORT to API
   CFLAGS_JVM_COMMON="$ALWAYS_CFLAGS_JVM $ALWAYS_DEFINES_JVM \
diff --git a/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4 b/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4
index 45efbbee93..24b0da889d 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/flags-ldflags.m4
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_LDFLAGS_HELPER],
     EXECUTABLE_LDFLAGS="$EXECUTABLE_LDFLAGS -Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined -pie"
   fi
 
+  if test "x$ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT" = "xfalse"; then
+    if test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
+      BASIC_LDFLAGS="$BASIC_LDFLAGS -pdbaltpath:%_PDB%"
+    fi
+  fi
+
   # Export some intermediate variables for compatibility
   LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK="$BASIC_LDFLAGS_ONLYCXX $BASIC_LDFLAGS_ONLYCXX_JDK_ONLY $DEBUGLEVEL_LDFLAGS_JDK_ONLY"
   AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_CXX_JDK)
diff --git a/make/autoconf/jdk-options.m4 b/make/autoconf/jdk-options.m4
index 2fe10bb170..7a8ec8a366 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/jdk-options.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/jdk-options.m4
@@ -707,3 +707,35 @@ AC_DEFUN([JDKOPT_ENABLE_DISABLE_CDS_ARCHIVE],
 
   AC_SUBST(BUILD_CDS_ARCHIVE)
 ])
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Disallow any output from containing absolute paths from the build system.
+# This setting defaults to allowed on debug builds and not allowed on release
+# builds.
+#
+AC_DEFUN([JDKOPT_ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT],
+[
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE([absolute-paths-in-output],
+      [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-absolute-paths-in-output],
+       [Set to disable to prevent any absolute paths from the build to end up in
+        any of the build output. @<:@disabled in release builds, otherwise enabled@:>@])
+      ])
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([if absolute paths should be allowed in the build output])
+  if test "x$enable_absolute_paths_in_output" = "xno"; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([no, forced])
+    ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT="false"
+  elif test "x$enable_absolute_paths_in_output" = "xyes"; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([yes, forced])
+    ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT="true"
+  elif test "x$DEBUG_LEVEL" = "xrelease"; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([no, release build])
+    ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT="false"
+  else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([yes, debug build])
+    ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT="true"
+  fi
+
+  AC_SUBST(ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT)
+])
diff --git a/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in b/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
index d7ddb646af..3a85303e80 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
+++ b/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.in
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@ BUILD_MANPAGES := @BUILD_MANPAGES@
 
 BUILD_CDS_ARCHIVE := @BUILD_CDS_ARCHIVE@
 
+ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT := @ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT@
+
 # The boot jdk to use. This is overridden in bootcycle-spec.gmk. Make sure to keep
 # it in sync.
 BOOT_JDK:=@BOOT_JDK@
@@ -375,6 +377,7 @@ LIBFFI_CFLAGS:=@LIBFFI_CFLAGS@
 ENABLE_LIBFFI_BUNDLING:=@ENABLE_LIBFFI_BUNDLING@
 LIBFFI_LIB_FILE:=@LIBFFI_LIB_FILE@
 GRAALUNIT_LIB := @GRAALUNIT_LIB@
+FILE_MACRO_CFLAGS := @FILE_MACRO_CFLAGS@
 
 STATIC_LIBS_CFLAGS := @STATIC_LIBS_CFLAGS@
 
diff --git a/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk b/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
index c3a7b0b1bd..6219fc1f83 100644
--- a/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
+++ b/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
@@ -204,6 +204,68 @@ DEPENDENCY_TARGET_SED_PATTERN := \
     -e 's/$$$$/ :/' \
     #
 
+################################################################################
+# When absolute paths are not allowed in the output, and the compiler does not
+# support any options to avoid it, we need to rewrite compile commands to use
+# relative paths. By doing this, the __FILE__ macro will resolve to relative
+# paths. The relevant input paths on the command line are the -I flags and the
+# path to the source file itself.
+#
+# The macro MakeCommandRelative is used to rewrite the command line like this:
+# 'CD $(WORKSPACE_ROOT) && <cmd>'
+# and changes all paths in cmd to be relative to the workspace root. This only
+# works properly if the build dir is inside the workspace root. If it's not,
+# relative paths are still calculated, but depending on the distance between the
+# dirs, paths in the build dir may end up as essentially absolute anyway.
+#
+# The fix-deps-file macro is used to adjust the contents of the generated make
+# dependency files to contain paths compatible with make.
+#
+ifeq ($(ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT)-$(FILE_MACRO_CFLAGS), false-)
+  # Need to handle -I flags as both '-Ifoo' and '-I foo'.
+  MakeCommandRelative = \
+      $(CD) $(WORKSPACE_ROOT) && \
+      $(foreach o, $1, \
+        $(if $(filter $(WORKSPACE_ROOT)/% $(OUTPUTDIR)/%, $o), \
+          $(call RelativePath, $o, $(WORKSPACE_ROOT)) \
+        , \
+          $(if $(filter -I$(WORKSPACE_ROOT)/%, $o), \
+            -I$(call RelativePath, $(patsubst -I%, %, $o), $(WORKSPACE_ROOT)) \
+          , \
+            $o \
+          ) \
+        ) \
+      )
+
+  # When compiling with relative paths, the deps file comes out with relative
+  # paths.
+  ifeq ($(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE), solstudio)
+    define fix-deps-file
+	$(SED) -e 's|\./|$(WORKSPACE_ROOT)/|g' $1.tmp > $1
+    endef
+  else
+    define fix-deps-file
+	$(SED) -e 's|^\([ ]*\)|\1$(WORKSPACE_ROOT)|' $1.tmp > $1
+    endef
+  endif
+else
+  # By default the MakeCommandRelative macro does nothing.
+  MakeCommandRelative = $1
+
+  # Even with absolute paths on the command line, the Solaris studio compiler
+  # doesn't output the full path to the object file in the generated deps files.
+  # For other toolchains, no adjustment is needed.
+  ifeq ($(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE), solstudio)
+    define fix-deps-file
+	$(SED) 's|^$$(@F):|$$@:|' $1.tmp > $1
+    endef
+  else
+    define fix-deps-file
+	$(MV) $1.tmp $1
+    endef
+  endif
+endif
+
 ################################################################################
 # Create the recipe needed to compile a single native source file.
 #
@@ -214,7 +276,6 @@ DEPENDENCY_TARGET_SED_PATTERN := \
 # Remaining parameters are named arguments:
 #   FILE - The full path of the source file to compiler
 #   BASE - The name of the rule for the entire binary to build ($1)
-#   DISABLE_THIS_FILE_DEFINE - Set to true to disable the THIS_FILE define.
 #
 SetupCompileNativeFile = $(NamedParamsMacroTemplate)
 define SetupCompileNativeFileBody
@@ -236,12 +297,6 @@ define SetupCompileNativeFileBody
     # This is the definite source file to use for $1_FILENAME.
     $1_SRC_FILE := $$($1_FILE)
 
-    ifneq ($$($1_DEFINE_THIS_FILE), false)
-      ifneq ($$($$($1_BASE)_DEFINE_THIS_FILE), false)
-        $1_THIS_FILE = -DTHIS_FILE='"$$($1_FILENAME)"'
-      endif
-    endif
-
     ifeq ($$($1_OPTIMIZATION), )
       $1_OPT_CFLAGS := $$($$($1_BASE)_OPT_CFLAGS)
       $1_OPT_CXXFLAGS := $$($$($1_BASE)_OPT_CXXFLAGS)
@@ -284,13 +339,13 @@ define SetupCompileNativeFileBody
     ifneq ($$(filter %.c, $$($1_FILENAME)), )
       # Compile as a C file
       $1_FLAGS := $(CFLAGS_CCACHE) $$($1_USE_PCH_FLAGS) $$($1_BASE_CFLAGS) \
-          $$($1_OPT_CFLAGS) $$($1_CFLAGS) $$($1_THIS_FILE) -c
+          $$($1_OPT_CFLAGS) $$($1_CFLAGS) -c
       $1_COMPILER := $$($$($1_BASE)_CC)
       $1_DEP_FLAG := $(C_FLAG_DEPS)
     else ifneq ($$(filter %.m, $$($1_FILENAME)), )
       # Compile as an Objective-C file
       $1_FLAGS := -x objective-c $(CFLAGS_CCACHE) $$($1_USE_PCH_FLAGS) \
-          $$($1_BASE_CFLAGS) $$($1_OPT_CFLAGS) $$($1_CFLAGS) $$($1_THIS_FILE) -c
+          $$($1_BASE_CFLAGS) $$($1_OPT_CFLAGS) $$($1_CFLAGS) -c
       $1_COMPILER := $$($$($1_BASE)_CC)
       $1_DEP_FLAG := $(C_FLAG_DEPS)
     else ifneq ($$(filter %.s %.S, $$($1_FILENAME)), )
@@ -301,7 +356,7 @@ define SetupCompileNativeFileBody
     else ifneq ($$(filter %.cpp %.cc %.mm, $$($1_FILENAME)), )
       # Compile as a C++ or Objective-C++ file
       $1_FLAGS := $(CFLAGS_CCACHE) $$($1_USE_PCH_FLAGS) $$($1_BASE_CXXFLAGS) \
-          $$($1_OPT_CXXFLAGS) $$($1_CXXFLAGS) $$($1_THIS_FILE) -c
+          $$($1_OPT_CXXFLAGS) $$($1_CXXFLAGS) -c
       $1_COMPILER := $$($$($1_BASE)_CXX)
       $1_DEP_FLAG := $(CXX_FLAG_DEPS)
     else
@@ -341,21 +396,17 @@ define SetupCompileNativeFileBody
 	$$(call LogInfo, Compiling $$($1_FILENAME) (for $$($$($1_BASE)_BASENAME)))
 	$$(call MakeDir, $$(@D))
         ifneq ($(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE), microsoft)
-          ifeq ($(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE)$$(filter %.s, $$($1_FILENAME)), solstudio)
-            # The Solaris studio compiler doesn't output the full path to the
-            # object file in the generated deps files. Fixing it with sed. If
-            # compiling assembly, don't try this.
-	    $$(call ExecuteWithLog, $$@, \
-	        $$($1_COMPILER) $$($1_DEP_FLAG) $$($1_DEPS_FILE).tmp $$($1_COMPILE_OPTIONS))
-	    $(SED) 's|^$$(@F):|$$@:|' $$($1_DEPS_FILE).tmp > $$($1_DEPS_FILE)
-          else
-	    $$(call ExecuteWithLog, $$@, \
-	        $$($1_COMPILER) $$($1_DEP_FLAG) $$($1_DEPS_FILE) $$($1_COMPILE_OPTIONS))
-          endif
-          # Create a dependency target file from the dependency file.
-          # Solution suggested by http://make.mad-scientist.net/papers/advanced-auto-dependency-generation/
+	  $$(call ExecuteWithLog, $$@, $$(call MakeCommandRelative, \
+	      $$($1_COMPILER) $$($1_DEP_FLAG) \
+	      $$(addsuffix .tmp, $$($1_DEPS_FILE)) \
+	      $$($1_COMPILE_OPTIONS)))
           ifneq ($$($1_DEPS_FILE), )
-	    $(SED) $(DEPENDENCY_TARGET_SED_PATTERN) $$($1_DEPS_FILE) > $$($1_DEPS_TARGETS_FILE)
+	    $$(call fix-deps-file, $$($1_DEPS_FILE))
+            # Create a dependency target file from the dependency file.
+            # Solution suggested by:
+            # http://make.mad-scientist.net/papers/advanced-auto-dependency-generation/
+	    $(SED) $(DEPENDENCY_TARGET_SED_PATTERN) $$($1_DEPS_FILE) \
+	        > $$($1_DEPS_TARGETS_FILE)
           endif
         else
           # The Visual Studio compiler lacks a feature for generating make
@@ -365,8 +416,8 @@ define SetupCompileNativeFileBody
           # Keep as much as possible on one execution line for best performance
           # on Windows. No need to save exit code from compilation since
           # pipefail is always active on Windows.
-	  $$(call ExecuteWithLog, $$@, \
-	      $$($1_COMPILER) -showIncludes $$($1_COMPILE_OPTIONS)) \
+	  $$(call ExecuteWithLog, $$@, $$(call MakeCommandRelative, \
+	      $$($1_COMPILER) -showIncludes $$($1_COMPILE_OPTIONS))) \
 	      | $(TR) -d '\r' | $(GREP) -v -e "^Note: including file:" \
 	          -e "^$$($1_FILENAME)$$$$" || test "$$$$?" = "1" ; \
 	  $(ECHO) $$@: \\ > $$($1_DEPS_FILE) ; \
@@ -430,7 +481,6 @@ endef
 #   STRIPFLAGS Optionally change the flags given to the strip command
 #   PRECOMPILED_HEADER Header file to use as precompiled header
 #   PRECOMPILED_HEADER_EXCLUDE List of source files that should not use PCH
-#   DEFINE_THIS_FILE Set to false to not set the THIS_FILE preprocessor macro
 #
 # After being called, some variables are exported from this macro, all prefixed
 # with parameter 1 followed by a '_':
@@ -734,7 +784,6 @@ define SetupNativeCompilationBody
             FILE := $$($1_GENERATED_PCH_SRC), \
             BASE := $1, \
             EXTRA_CXXFLAGS := -Fp$$($1_PCH_FILE) -Yc$$(notdir $$($1_PRECOMPILED_HEADER)), \
-            DEFINE_THIS_FILE := false, \
         ))
 
         $1_USE_PCH_FLAGS := \
@@ -769,7 +818,8 @@ define SetupNativeCompilationBody
         $$($1_PCH_FILE): $$($1_PRECOMPILED_HEADER) $$($1_COMPILE_VARDEPS_FILE)
 		$$(call LogInfo, Generating precompiled header)
 		$$(call MakeDir, $$(@D))
-		$$(call ExecuteWithLog, $$@, $$($1_PCH_COMMAND) $$< -o $$@)
+		$$(call ExecuteWithLog, $$@, $$(call MakeCommandRelative, \
+		    $$($1_PCH_COMMAND) $$< -o $$@))
 		$(SED) $(DEPENDENCY_TARGET_SED_PATTERN) $$($1_PCH_DEPS_FILE) \
 		    > $$($1_PCH_DEPS_TARGETS_FILE)
 
@@ -825,9 +875,9 @@ define SetupNativeCompilationBody
       $$($1_RES): $$($1_VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE) $$($1_RES_VARDEPS_FILE)
 		$$(call LogInfo, Compiling resource $$(notdir $$($1_VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE)) (for $$($1_BASENAME)))
 		$$(call MakeDir, $$(@D) $$($1_OBJECT_DIR))
-		$$(call ExecuteWithLog, $$@, \
+		$$(call ExecuteWithLog, $$@, $$(call MakeCommandRelative, \
 		    $$($1_RC) $$($1_RC_FLAGS) $$($1_SYSROOT_CFLAGS) $(CC_OUT_OPTION)$$@ \
-		    $$($1_VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE) 2>&1 )
+		    $$($1_VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE) 2>&1 ))
                 # Windows RC compiler does not support -showIncludes, so we mis-use CL
                 # for this. Filter out RC specific arguments that are unknown to CL.
                 # For some unknown reason, in this case CL actually outputs the show
diff --git a/make/gensrc/GensrcCharacterData.gmk b/make/gensrc/GensrcCharacterData.gmk
index 32e04e3d04..9c2a4902da 100644
--- a/make/gensrc/GensrcCharacterData.gmk
+++ b/make/gensrc/GensrcCharacterData.gmk
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ define SetupCharacterData
 	$$(call LogInfo, Generating $1.java)
 	$$(call MakeDir, $$(@D))
 	$(TOOL_GENERATECHARACTER) $2 \
+	    $(if $(call equals, $(ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT), true), -d) \
 	    -template $(CHARACTERDATA)/$1.java.template \
 	    -spec $(UNICODEDATA)/UnicodeData.txt \
 	    -specialcasing $(UNICODEDATA)/SpecialCasing.txt \
diff --git a/make/gensrc/GensrcModuleInfo.gmk b/make/gensrc/GensrcModuleInfo.gmk
index 789fd2b700..56b5fb54eb 100644
--- a/make/gensrc/GensrcModuleInfo.gmk
+++ b/make/gensrc/GensrcModuleInfo.gmk
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ ifneq ($(MOD_FILES), )
       $(call DependOnVariable, ALL_MODULES)
 		$(call MakeTargetDir)
 		$(RM) $@ $@.tmp
-		$(TOOL_GENMODULEINFOSOURCE) -o $@.tmp \
+		$(TOOL_GENMODULEINFOSOURCE) \
+		    $(if $(call equals, $(ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT), true), -d) \
+		    -o $@.tmp \
 		    --source-file $< \
 		    --modules $(call CommaList, $(ALL_MODULES)) \
 		    $(MOD_FILES)
diff --git a/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcAdlc.gmk b/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcAdlc.gmk
index e1c6aded5a..d302a3df65 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcAdlc.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcAdlc.gmk
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ ifeq ($(call check-jvm-feature, compiler2), true)
       OUTPUT_DIR := $(JVM_VARIANT_OUTPUTDIR)/tools/adlc, \
       DEBUG_SYMBOLS := false, \
       DISABLED_WARNINGS_clang := tautological-compare, \
-      DEFINE_THIS_FILE := false, \
   ))
 
   ADLC_TOOL := $(BUILD_ADLC_TARGET)
@@ -201,6 +200,9 @@ ifeq ($(call check-jvm-feature, compiler2), true)
 	$(NAWK) \
 	    'BEGIN { print "#line 1 \"$*\""; } \
 	     /^#line 999999$$/ {print "#line " (NR+1) " \"$*\""; next} \
+	     $(if $(call equals, $(ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_PATHS_IN_OUTPUT), false), \
+	       /^#line .*$$/ {sub("$(WORKSPACE_ROOT)/","")} \
+	     ) \
 	     {print}' \
 	    < $(ADLC_SUPPORT_DIR)/$* > $@
 
diff --git a/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcDtrace.gmk b/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcDtrace.gmk
index 608f1dff7b..2a54a6391f 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcDtrace.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcDtrace.gmk
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ ifeq ($(call check-jvm-feature, dtrace), true)
         EXTRA_DEPS := $(JVMTI_H) $(JFR_FILES), \
         OBJECT_DIR := $(JVM_VARIANT_OUTPUTDIR)/tools/dtrace-gen-offsets/objs, \
         OUTPUT_DIR := $(JVM_VARIANT_OUTPUTDIR)/tools/dtrace-gen-offsets, \
-        DEFINE_THIS_FILE := false, \
     ))
 
     DTRACE_GEN_OFFSETS_TOOL := $(BUILD_DTRACE_GEN_OFFSETS_TARGET)
diff --git a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileDtraceLibraries.gmk b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileDtraceLibraries.gmk
index 1a459d6a87..7f49a8eb9f 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileDtraceLibraries.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileDtraceLibraries.gmk
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ ifeq ($(call check-jvm-feature, dtrace), true)
         LDFLAGS := -m64 -mt -xnolib $(SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS), \
         LIBS := $(LIBDL) -lthread -ldoor, \
         OBJECT_DIR := $(LIBJVM_DTRACE_OUTPUTDIR)/objs, \
-        DEFINE_THIS_FILE := false, \
     ))
 
     # Note that libjvm_db.c has tests for COMPILER2, but this was never set by
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ ifeq ($(call check-jvm-feature, dtrace), true)
         CFLAGS := -I$(DTRACE_GENSRC_DIR) $(JNI_INCLUDE_FLAGS) -m64 -G -mt -KPIC -xldscope=hidden, \
         LDFLAGS := -m64 -mt -xnolib $(SHARED_LIBRARY_FLAGS), \
         OBJECT_DIR := $(LIBJVM_DB_OUTPUTDIR)/objs, \
-        DEFINE_THIS_FILE := false, \
     ))
 
     TARGETS += $(BUILD_LIBJVM_DTRACE) $(BUILD_LIBJVM_DB)
diff --git a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileGtest.gmk b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileGtest.gmk
index f7c0524bc5..7932c2d909 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileGtest.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileGtest.gmk
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_GTEST_LIBJVM, \
     STRIP_SYMBOLS := false, \
     PRECOMPILED_HEADER := $(JVM_PRECOMPILED_HEADER), \
     PRECOMPILED_HEADER_EXCLUDE := gtest-all.cc gmock-all.cc gtestMain.cpp, \
-    DEFINE_THIS_FILE := false, \
 ))
 
 TARGETS += $(BUILD_GTEST_LIBJVM)
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_GTEST_LAUNCHER, \
     LIBS_windows := $(JVM_OUTPUTDIR)/gtest/objs/jvm.lib, \
     COPY_DEBUG_SYMBOLS := $(GTEST_COPY_DEBUG_SYMBOLS), \
     ZIP_EXTERNAL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS := false, \
-    DEFINE_THIS_FILE := false, \
 ))
 
 $(BUILD_GTEST_LAUNCHER): $(BUILD_GTEST_LIBJVM)
diff --git a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk
index 1f9610c618..33d2b0301e 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation, BUILD_LIBJVM, \
     VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $(TOPDIR)/src/hotspot/os/windows/version.rc, \
     PRECOMPILED_HEADER := $(JVM_PRECOMPILED_HEADER), \
     PRECOMPILED_HEADER_EXCLUDE := $(JVM_PRECOMPILED_HEADER_EXCLUDE), \
-    DEFINE_THIS_FILE := false, \
 ))
 
 # Always recompile abstract_vm_version.cpp if libjvm needs to be relinked. This ensures
diff --git a/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/generatecharacter/GenerateCharacter.java b/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/generatecharacter/GenerateCharacter.java
index 23a2f8b220..46b9357b4e 100644
--- a/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/generatecharacter/GenerateCharacter.java
+++ b/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/generatecharacter/GenerateCharacter.java
@@ -942,14 +942,15 @@ OUTER:  for (int i = 0; i < n; i += m) {
         int n = sizes.length;
         StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
         // liu : Add a comment showing the source of this table
-        result.append(commentStart + " The following tables and code generated using:" +
-                  commentEnd + "\n  ");
-        result.append(commentStart + ' ' + commandLineDescription + commentEnd + "\n  ");
-
-                if (plane == 0 && bLatin1 == false) {
+        if (debug) {
+            result.append(commentStart + " The following tables and code generated using:" +
+                    commentEnd + "\n  ");
+            result.append(commentStart + ' ' + commandLineDescription + commentEnd + "\n  ");
+        }
+        if (plane == 0 && bLatin1 == false) {
             genCaseMapTableDeclaration(result);
             genCaseMapTable(initializers, specialCaseMaps);
-                }
+        }
         int totalBytes = 0;
         for (int k = 0; k < n - 1; k++) {
             genTable(result, tableNames[k], tables[k], 0, bytes[k]<<3, sizes[k], preshifted[k],
@@ -1612,6 +1613,7 @@ OUTER:  for (int i = 0; i < n; i += m) {
      */
 
     static boolean verbose = false;
+    static boolean debug = false;
     static boolean nobidi = false;
     static boolean nomirror = false;
     static boolean identifiers = false;
@@ -1692,6 +1694,8 @@ OUTER:  for (int i = 0; i < n; i += m) {
         for (int j = 0; j < args.length; j++) {
             if (args[j].equals("-verbose") || args[j].equals("-v"))
                 verbose = true;
+            else if (args[j].equals("-d"))
+                debug = true;
             else if (args[j].equals("-nobidi"))
                 nobidi = true;
             else if (args[j].equals("-nomirror"))
diff --git a/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/module/GenModuleInfoSource.java b/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/module/GenModuleInfoSource.java
index d2688af3ba..ce9b94db7a 100644
--- a/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/module/GenModuleInfoSource.java
+++ b/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/module/GenModuleInfoSource.java
@@ -59,11 +59,14 @@ import static java.util.stream.Collectors.*;
  */
 public class GenModuleInfoSource {
     private final static String USAGE =
-        "Usage: GenModuleInfoSource -o <output file> \n" +
-        "  --source-file <module-info-java>\n" +
-        "  --modules <module-name>[,<module-name>...]\n" +
-        "  <module-info.java.extra> ...\n";
+            "Usage: GenModuleInfoSource \n" +
+                    " [-d]\n" +
+                    " -o <output file>\n" +
+                    "  --source-file <module-info-java>\n" +
+                    "  --modules <module-name>[,<module-name>...]\n" +
+                    "  <module-info.java.extra> ...\n";
 
+    static boolean debug = false;
     static boolean verbose = false;
     public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
         Path outfile = null;
@@ -75,6 +78,9 @@ public class GenModuleInfoSource {
             String option = args[i];
             String arg = i+1 < args.length ? args[i+1] : null;
             switch (option) {
+                case "-d":
+                    debug = true;
+                    break;
                 case "-o":
                     outfile = Paths.get(arg);
                     i++;
@@ -148,10 +154,12 @@ public class GenModuleInfoSource {
             for (String l : lines) {
                 writer.println(l);
                 if (l.trim().startsWith("module ")) {
-                    // print URI rather than file path to avoid escape
-                    writer.format("    // source file: %s%n", sourceFile.toUri());
-                    for (Path file: extraFiles) {
-                        writer.format("    //              %s%n", file.toUri());
+                    if (debug) {
+                        // print URI rather than file path to avoid escape
+                        writer.format("    // source file: %s%n", sourceFile.toUri());
+                        for (Path file : extraFiles) {
+                            writer.format("    //              %s%n", file.toUri());
+                        }
                     }
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/CSystemColors.m b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/CSystemColors.m
index f83c66036e..d437d6d969 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/CSystemColors.m
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/CSystemColors.m
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
 
 #import "ThreadUtilities.h"
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 NSColor **sColors = nil;
 NSColor **appleColors = nil;
 
@@ -135,7 +130,7 @@ static JNF_STATIC_MEMBER_CACHE(jm_systemColorsChanged, jc_LWCToolkit, "systemCol
         result = (useAppleColor ? appleColors : sColors)[colorIndex];
     }
     else {
-        NSLog(@"%s: %s %sColor: %ld not found, returning black.", THIS_FILE, __FUNCTION__, (useAppleColor) ? "Apple" : "System", colorIndex);
+        NSLog(@"%s: %s %sColor: %ld not found, returning black.", __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, (useAppleColor) ? "Apple" : "System", colorIndex);
         result = [NSColor blackColor];
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/CTextPipe.m b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/CTextPipe.m
index 434186ee3a..99660d1e7f 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/CTextPipe.m
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/CTextPipe.m
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@
 #import "QuartzSurfaceData.h"
 #include "AWTStrike.h"
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 static const CGAffineTransform sInverseTX = { 1, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0 };
 
 
@@ -531,7 +526,7 @@ static inline void doDrawGlyphsPipe_getGlyphVectorLengthAndAlloc
         if (glyphs == NULL || uniChars == NULL || advances == NULL)
         {
             (*env)->DeleteLocalRef(env, glyphsArray);
-            [NSException raise:NSMallocException format:@"%s-%s:%d", THIS_FILE, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__];
+            [NSException raise:NSMallocException format:@"%s-%s:%d", __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__];
             if (glyphs)
             {
                 free(glyphs);
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/font/AWTStrike.m b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/font/AWTStrike.m
index e55a267d5f..4a55084770 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/font/AWTStrike.m
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/font/AWTStrike.m
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
 #import "CoreTextSupport.h"
 #include "fontscalerdefs.h"
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 @implementation AWTStrike
 
 static CGAffineTransform sInverseTX = { 1, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0 };
@@ -107,7 +102,7 @@ static CGAffineTransform sInverseTX = { 1, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0 };
 #define AWT_FONT_CLEANUP_FINISH                                         \
     if (_fontThrowJavaException == YES) {                               \
         char s[512];                                                    \
-        sprintf(s, "%s-%s:%d", THIS_FILE, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);       \
+        sprintf(s, "%s-%s:%d", __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);       \
         [JNFException raise:env as:kRuntimeException reason:s];         \
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiOut.c b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiOut.c
index 037d69eeff..a62dceb93d 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiOut.c
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiOut.c
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@
 //#define USE_ERROR
 //#define USE_TRACE
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #if USE_PLATFORM_MIDI_OUT == TRUE
 
 #include "PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiUtils.h"
@@ -133,7 +128,7 @@ INT32 MIDI_OUT_SendShortMessage(MidiDeviceHandle* handle, UINT32 packedMsg, UINT
                 case 0xF7:
                     // System exclusive
                     fprintf(stderr, "%s: %d->internal error: sysex message status=0x%X while sending short message\n",
-                            THIS_FILE, __LINE__, data[0]);
+                            __FILE__, __LINE__, data[0]);
                     byteIsInvalid = TRUE;
                     break;
 
@@ -159,7 +154,7 @@ INT32 MIDI_OUT_SendShortMessage(MidiDeviceHandle* handle, UINT32 packedMsg, UINT
                 default:
                     // Invalid message
                     fprintf(stderr, "%s: %d->Invalid message: message status=0x%X while sending short message\n",
-                            THIS_FILE, __LINE__, data[0]);
+                            __FILE__, __LINE__, data[0]);
                     byteIsInvalid = TRUE;
                     break;
             }
@@ -169,7 +164,7 @@ INT32 MIDI_OUT_SendShortMessage(MidiDeviceHandle* handle, UINT32 packedMsg, UINT
         default:
             // This can't happen, but handle it anyway.
             fprintf(stderr, "%s: %d->Invalid message: message status=0x%X while sending short message\n",
-                    THIS_FILE, __LINE__, data[0]);
+                    __FILE__, __LINE__, data[0]);
             byteIsInvalid = TRUE;
             break;
     }
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiUtils.c b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiUtils.c
index 4491c14b9c..b139020c7b 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiUtils.c
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiUtils.c
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@
 //#define USE_ERROR
 //#define USE_TRACE
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #if (USE_PLATFORM_MIDI_IN == TRUE) || (USE_PLATFORM_MIDI_OUT == TRUE)
 
 #include "PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_MidiUtils.h"
@@ -322,7 +317,7 @@ static void processMessagesForPacket(const MIDIPacket* packet, MacMidiDeviceHand
                             packedMsg = pendingMessageStatus | pendingData[0] << 8;
                         } else {
                             fprintf(stderr, "%s: %d->internal error: pendingMessageStatus=0x%X, pendingDataLength=%d\n",
-                                    THIS_FILE, __LINE__, pendingMessageStatus, pendingDataLength);
+                                    __FILE__, __LINE__, pendingMessageStatus, pendingDataLength);
                             byteIsInvalid = TRUE;
                         }
                         pendingDataLength = 0;
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libosxui/ScreenMenu.m b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libosxui/ScreenMenu.m
index d7b469e797..3572b711d5 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libosxui/ScreenMenu.m
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libosxui/ScreenMenu.m
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@
 #import "ThreadUtilities.h"
 #import "CMenuBar.h"
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__     
-#endif 
- 
 static JNF_CLASS_CACHE(sjc_ScreenMenu, "com/apple/laf/ScreenMenu");
 
 static jint ns2awtModifiers(NSUInteger keyMods) {
@@ -101,7 +96,7 @@ static jint ns2awtMouseButton(NSInteger mouseButton) {
 {
     if (self.javaObjectWrapper == nil) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-        NSLog(@"_javaObject is NULL: (%s - %s : %d)", THIS_FILE, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+        NSLog(@"_javaObject is NULL: (%s - %s : %d)", __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
 #endif
         return;
     }
@@ -119,7 +114,7 @@ JNF_COCOA_EXIT(env);
 {
     if (self.javaObjectWrapper == nil) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-        NSLog(@"_javaObject is NULL: (%s - %s : %d)", THIS_FILE, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+        NSLog(@"_javaObject is NULL: (%s - %s : %d)", __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
 #endif
         return;
     }
@@ -137,7 +132,7 @@ JNF_COCOA_EXIT(env);
 {
     if (self.javaObjectWrapper == nil) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-        NSLog(@"_javaObject is NULL: (%s - %s : %d)", THIS_FILE, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
+        NSLog(@"_javaObject is NULL: (%s - %s : %d)", __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
 #endif
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_assert.h b/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_assert.h
index fbe16ee5dd..e96dee5c8b 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_assert.h
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_assert.h
@@ -32,22 +32,17 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include "debug_util.h"
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #if defined(DEBUG)
 
 #define DASSERT(_expr) \
         if ( !(_expr) ) { \
-            DAssert_Impl( #_expr, THIS_FILE, __LINE__); \
+            DAssert_Impl( #_expr, __FILE__, __LINE__); \
         } else { \
         }
 
 #define DASSERTMSG(_expr, _msg) \
         if ( !(_expr) ) { \
-            DAssert_Impl( (_msg), THIS_FILE, __LINE__); \
+            DAssert_Impl( (_msg), __FILE__, __LINE__); \
         } else { \
         }
 
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_mem.c b/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_mem.c
index 6522bca4b2..aee4b84e96 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_mem.c
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_mem.c
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "debug_util.h"
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #define DMEM_MIN(a,b)   (a) < (b) ? (a) : (b)
 #define DMEM_MAX(a,b)   (a) > (b) ? (a) : (b)
 
@@ -296,7 +291,7 @@ void DMem_ReportLeaks() {
     DMutex_Enter(DMemMutex);
 
     /* Force memory leaks to be output regardless of trace settings */
-    DTrace_EnableFile(THIS_FILE, TRUE);
+    DTrace_EnableFile(__FILE__, TRUE);
     DTRACE_PRINTLN("--------------------------");
     DTRACE_PRINTLN("Debug Memory Manager Leaks");
     DTRACE_PRINTLN("--------------------------");
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_trace.h b/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_trace.h
index 39df7bd6a3..1f7064ef00 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_trace.h
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/native/common/awt/debug/debug_trace.h
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include "debug_util.h"
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 typedef int     dtrace_id;
 enum {
     UNDEFINED_TRACE_ID = -1 /* indicates trace point has not been registered yet */
@@ -75,7 +70,7 @@ static dtrace_id        _Dt_FileTraceId = UNDEFINED_TRACE_ID;
 #define _DTrace_Template(_func, _ac, _f, _a1, _a2, _a3, _a4, _a5, _a6, _a7, _a8) \
 { \
     static dtrace_id _dt_lineid_ = UNDEFINED_TRACE_ID; \
-    DTrace_PrintFunction((_func), &_Dt_FileTraceId, &_dt_lineid_, THIS_FILE, __LINE__, (_ac), (_f), (_a1), (_a2), (_a3), (_a4), (_a5), (_a6), (_a7), (_a8) ); \
+    DTrace_PrintFunction((_func), &_Dt_FileTraceId, &_dt_lineid_, __FILE__, __LINE__, (_ac), (_f), (_a1), (_a2), (_a3), (_a4), (_a5), (_a6), (_a7), (_a8) ); \
 }
 
 /* printf style trace macros */
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/java2d/d3d/D3DPipeline.h b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/java2d/d3d/D3DPipeline.h
index 20019851eb..e57ac0b19d 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/java2d/d3d/D3DPipeline.h
+++ b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/java2d/d3d/D3DPipeline.h
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@
 #define D3D_DEBUG_INFO
 #endif // DEBUG
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE THIS_FILE
-#endif
-
 #ifdef D3D_PPL_DLL
 
 
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ do {                      \
 #define ACT_IF_NULL(ACTION, value)         \
     if ((value) == NULL) {                 \
         J2dTraceLn3(J2D_TRACE_ERROR,       \
-                    "%s is null in %s:%d", #value, THIS_FILE, __LINE__); \
+                    "%s is null in %s:%d", #value, __FILE__, __LINE__); \
         ACTION;                            \
     } else do { } while (0)
 #define RETURN_IF_NULL(value)   ACT_IF_NULL(return, value)
@@ -119,12 +114,12 @@ do {                      \
 
 #define RETURN_STATUS_IF_EXP_FAILED(EXPR) \
     if (FAILED(res = (EXPR))) {                    \
-        DebugPrintD3DError(res, " " ## #EXPR ## " failed in " ## THIS_FILE); \
+        DebugPrintD3DError(res, " " ## #EXPR ## " failed in " ## __FILE__); \
         return res;                   \
     } else do { } while (0)
 
 #define RETURN_STATUS_IF_FAILED(status) \
     if (FAILED((status))) {                    \
-        DebugPrintD3DError((status), " failed in " ## THIS_FILE ## ", return;");\
+        DebugPrintD3DError((status), " failed in " ## __FILE__ ## ", return;");\
         return (status);                   \
     } else do { } while (0)
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/alloc.h b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/alloc.h
index 953c4de4d6..289adefe82 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/alloc.h
+++ b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/alloc.h
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@
 #ifndef _ALLOC_H_
 #define _ALLOC_H_
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #include "stdhdrs.h"
 
 // By defining std::bad_alloc in a local header file instead of including
@@ -135,12 +130,12 @@ void handle_bad_alloc(void);
         throw (std::bad_alloc);
 
     #define safe_Malloc(size) \
-        safe_Malloc_outofmem(size, THIS_FILE, __LINE__)
+        safe_Malloc_outofmem(size, __FILE__, __LINE__)
     #define safe_Calloc(num, size) \
-        safe_Calloc_outofmem(num, size, THIS_FILE, __LINE__)
+        safe_Calloc_outofmem(num, size, __FILE__, __LINE__)
     #define safe_Realloc(memblock, size) \
-        safe_Realloc_outofmem(memblock, size, THIS_FILE, __LINE__)
-    #define new new(THIS_FILE, __LINE__)
+        safe_Realloc_outofmem(memblock, size, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+    #define new new(__FILE__, __LINE__)
 #endif /* OUTOFMEM_TEST */
 
 #define TRY \
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Debug.h b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Debug.h
index 0b964a0272..a17f569e04 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Debug.h
+++ b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Debug.h
@@ -63,12 +63,7 @@
     #define AWT_DUMP_CLIP_RECTANGLE(_msg, _hwnd) \
         _DTrace_Template(DumpClipRectangle, 2, "", (_msg), (_hwnd), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
 
-    /* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-    #ifndef THIS_FILE
-        #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-    #endif
-
-    #define new         new(THIS_FILE, __LINE__)
+    #define new         new(__FILE__, __LINE__)
 
     #define VERIFY(exp)         DASSERT(exp)
     #define UNIMPLEMENTED()     DASSERT(FALSE)
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Toolkit.h b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Toolkit.h
index b22f685b2b..ac87951f44 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Toolkit.h
+++ b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_Toolkit.h
@@ -133,29 +133,24 @@ class CriticalSection {
 // Macros for using CriticalSection objects that help trace
 // lock/unlock actions
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #define CRITICAL_SECTION_ENTER(cs) { \
     J2dTraceLn4(J2D_TRACE_VERBOSE2, \
                 "CS.Wait:  tid, cs, file, line = 0x%x, 0x%x, %s, %d", \
-                GetCurrentThreadId(), &(cs), THIS_FILE, __LINE__); \
+                GetCurrentThreadId(), &(cs), __FILE__, __LINE__); \
     (cs).Enter(); \
     J2dTraceLn4(J2D_TRACE_VERBOSE2, \
                 "CS.Enter: tid, cs, file, line = 0x%x, 0x%x, %s, %d", \
-                GetCurrentThreadId(), &(cs), THIS_FILE, __LINE__); \
+                GetCurrentThreadId(), &(cs), __FILE__, __LINE__); \
 }
 
 #define CRITICAL_SECTION_LEAVE(cs) { \
     J2dTraceLn4(J2D_TRACE_VERBOSE2, \
                 "CS.Leave: tid, cs, file, line = 0x%x, 0x%x, %s, %d", \
-                GetCurrentThreadId(), &(cs), THIS_FILE, __LINE__); \
+                GetCurrentThreadId(), &(cs), __FILE__, __LINE__); \
     (cs).Leave(); \
     J2dTraceLn4(J2D_TRACE_VERBOSE2, \
                 "CS.Left:  tid, cs, file, line = 0x%x, 0x%x, %s, %d", \
-                GetCurrentThreadId(), &(cs), THIS_FILE, __LINE__); \
+                GetCurrentThreadId(), &(cs), __FILE__, __LINE__); \
 }
 
 // Redefine WinAPI values related to touch input, if OS < Windows 7.
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_MidiIn.cpp b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_MidiIn.cpp
index 3db6ce2e53..706ab62177 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_MidiIn.cpp
+++ b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_MidiIn.cpp
@@ -39,14 +39,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #ifdef USE_ERROR
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #define MIDIIN_CHECK_ERROR { \
         if (err != MMSYSERR_NOERROR) \
-            ERROR3("MIDI IN Error in %s:%d : %s\n", THIS_FILE, __LINE__, MIDI_IN_GetErrorStr((INT32) err)); \
+            ERROR3("MIDI IN Error in %s:%d : %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, MIDI_IN_GetErrorStr((INT32) err)); \
     }
 #else
 #define MIDIIN_CHECK_ERROR
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_MidiOut.c b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_MidiOut.c
index 1eee22b594..572d7427dd 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_MidiOut.c
+++ b/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_WinOS_MidiOut.c
@@ -37,14 +37,9 @@
 #ifdef USE_ERROR
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #define MIDIOUT_CHECK_ERROR  { \
         if (err != MMSYSERR_NOERROR) \
-            ERROR3("MIDI OUT Error in %s:%d : %s\n", THIS_FILE, __LINE__, MIDI_OUT_GetErrorStr((INT32) err)); \
+            ERROR3("MIDI OUT Error in %s:%d : %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, MIDI_OUT_GetErrorStr((INT32) err)); \
         }
 #else
 #define MIDIOUT_CHECK_ERROR
diff --git a/src/java.instrument/share/native/libinstrument/JPLISAssert.h b/src/java.instrument/share/native/libinstrument/JPLISAssert.h
index 55a68b2f62..b63235495c 100644
--- a/src/java.instrument/share/native/libinstrument/JPLISAssert.h
+++ b/src/java.instrument/share/native/libinstrument/JPLISAssert.h
@@ -49,14 +49,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #define JPLISASSERT_ENABLEASSERTIONS    (0)
 #endif
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #if JPLISASSERT_ENABLEASSERTIONS
-#define jplis_assert(x)             JPLISAssertCondition((jboolean)(x), #x, THIS_FILE, __LINE__)
-#define jplis_assert_msg(x, msg)    JPLISAssertConditionWithMessage((jboolean)(x), #x, msg, THIS_FILE, __LINE__)
+#define jplis_assert(x)             JPLISAssertCondition((jboolean)(x), #x, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+#define jplis_assert_msg(x, msg)    JPLISAssertConditionWithMessage((jboolean)(x), #x, msg, __FILE__, __LINE__)
 #else
 #define jplis_assert(x)
 #define jplis_assert_msg(x, msg)
diff --git a/src/java.instrument/unix/native/libinstrument/EncodingSupport_md.c b/src/java.instrument/unix/native/libinstrument/EncodingSupport_md.c
index 1049a3737f..13cca6453f 100644
--- a/src/java.instrument/unix/native/libinstrument/EncodingSupport_md.c
+++ b/src/java.instrument/unix/native/libinstrument/EncodingSupport_md.c
@@ -33,13 +33,8 @@
 
 /* Routines to convert back and forth between Platform Encoding and UTF-8 */
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 /* Error and assert macros */
-#define UTF_ERROR(m) utfError(THIS_FILE, __LINE__,  m)
+#define UTF_ERROR(m) utfError(__FILE__, __LINE__,  m)
 #define UTF_ASSERT(x) ( (x)==0 ? UTF_ERROR("ASSERT ERROR " #x) : (void)0 )
 #define UTF_DEBUG(x)
 
diff --git a/src/jdk.crypto.cryptoki/share/native/libj2pkcs11/pkcs11wrapper.h b/src/jdk.crypto.cryptoki/share/native/libj2pkcs11/pkcs11wrapper.h
index 8dd964b866..513810d10a 100644
--- a/src/jdk.crypto.cryptoki/share/native/libj2pkcs11/pkcs11wrapper.h
+++ b/src/jdk.crypto.cryptoki/share/native/libj2pkcs11/pkcs11wrapper.h
@@ -477,14 +477,9 @@ void *p11malloc(size_t c, char *file, int line);
 void *p11calloc(size_t c, size_t s, char *file, int line);
 void p11free(void *p, char *file, int line);
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
-#define malloc(c)       (p11malloc((c), THIS_FILE, __LINE__))
-#define calloc(c, s)    (p11calloc((c), (s), THIS_FILE, __LINE__))
-#define free(c)         (p11free((c), THIS_FILE, __LINE__))
+#define malloc(c)       (p11malloc((c), __FILE__, __LINE__))
+#define calloc(c, s)    (p11calloc((c), (s), __FILE__, __LINE__))
+#define free(c)         (p11free((c), __FILE__, __LINE__))
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/jdk.jdi/share/native/libdt_shmem/shmemBase.h b/src/jdk.jdi/share/native/libdt_shmem/shmemBase.h
index 104e263fb1..0187dd38b5 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jdi/share/native/libdt_shmem/shmemBase.h
+++ b/src/jdk.jdi/share/native/libdt_shmem/shmemBase.h
@@ -49,16 +49,11 @@ jint shmemBase_receivePacket(SharedMemoryConnection *, jdwpPacket *packet);
 jint shmemBase_name(SharedMemoryTransport *, char **name);
 jint shmemBase_getlasterror(char *msg, jint size);
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #define SHMEM_ASSERT(expression)  \
 do {                            \
     if (!(expression)) {                \
-        exitTransportWithError("assertion failed", THIS_FILE, __DATE__, __LINE__); \
+        exitTransportWithError("assertion failed", __FILE__, __DATE__, __LINE__); \
     } \
 } while (0)
 #else
@@ -68,7 +63,7 @@ do {                            \
 #define SHMEM_GUARANTEE(expression) \
 do {                            \
     if (!(expression)) {                \
-        exitTransportWithError("assertion failed", THIS_FILE, __DATE__, __LINE__); \
+        exitTransportWithError("assertion failed", __FILE__, __DATE__, __LINE__); \
     } \
 } while (0)
 
diff --git a/src/jdk.jdi/windows/native/libdt_shmem/shmem_md.c b/src/jdk.jdi/windows/native/libdt_shmem/shmem_md.c
index 056dce648f..a73808e498 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jdi/windows/native/libdt_shmem/shmem_md.c
+++ b/src/jdk.jdi/windows/native/libdt_shmem/shmem_md.c
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
 #include "sysShmem.h"
 #include "shmemBase.h"  /* for exitTransportWithError */
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 /*
  * These functions are not completely universal. For now, they are used
  * exclusively for Jbug's shared memory transport mechanism. They have
@@ -49,7 +44,7 @@ static HANDLE memHandle = NULL;
     if (!(expression)) {                \
             exitTransportWithError \
             ("\"%s\", line %d: assertion failure\n", \
-             THIS_FILE, __DATE__, __LINE__); \
+             __FILE__, __DATE__, __LINE__); \
     }                                   \
 }
 #else
diff --git a/src/jdk.jdwp.agent/share/native/libjdwp/error_messages.h b/src/jdk.jdwp.agent/share/native/libjdwp/error_messages.h
index e25908c559..4126b76f22 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jdwp.agent/share/native/libjdwp/error_messages.h
+++ b/src/jdk.jdwp.agent/share/native/libjdwp/error_messages.h
@@ -42,36 +42,31 @@ const char * jvmtiErrorText(jvmtiError);
 const char * eventText(int);
 const char * jdwpErrorText(jdwpError);
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #define EXIT_ERROR(error, msg) \
         { \
                 print_message(stderr, "JDWP exit error ", "\n", \
                         "%s(%d): %s [%s:%d]", \
                         jvmtiErrorText((jvmtiError)error), error, (msg==NULL?"":msg), \
-                        THIS_FILE, __LINE__); \
+                        __FILE__, __LINE__); \
                 debugInit_exit((jvmtiError)error, msg); \
         }
 
 #define JDI_ASSERT(expression) \
 do { \
     if (gdata && gdata->assertOn && !(expression)) { \
-        jdiAssertionFailed(THIS_FILE, __LINE__, #expression); \
+        jdiAssertionFailed(__FILE__, __LINE__, #expression); \
     } \
 } while (0)
 
 #define JDI_ASSERT_MSG(expression, msg) \
 do { \
     if (gdata && gdata->assertOn && !(expression)) { \
-        jdiAssertionFailed(THIS_FILE, __LINE__, msg); \
+        jdiAssertionFailed(__FILE__, __LINE__, msg); \
     } \
 } while (0)
 
 #define JDI_ASSERT_FAILED(msg) \
-   jdiAssertionFailed(THIS_FILE, __LINE__, msg)
+   jdiAssertionFailed(__FILE__, __LINE__, msg)
 
 void do_pause(void);
 
diff --git a/src/jdk.jdwp.agent/share/native/libjdwp/log_messages.h b/src/jdk.jdwp.agent/share/native/libjdwp/log_messages.h
index 129fab66cd..3f79bfcea1 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jdwp.agent/share/native/libjdwp/log_messages.h
+++ b/src/jdk.jdwp.agent/share/native/libjdwp/log_messages.h
@@ -33,15 +33,10 @@ void finish_logging();
 
 #define LOG_NULL ((void)0)
 
-/* Use THIS_FILE when it is available. */
-#ifndef THIS_FILE
-    #define THIS_FILE __FILE__
-#endif
-
 #ifdef JDWP_LOGGING
 
     #define _LOG(flavor,args) \
-                (log_message_begin(flavor,THIS_FILE,__LINE__), \
+                (log_message_begin(flavor,__FILE__,__LINE__), \
                  log_message_end args)
 
     #define LOG_TEST(flag)  (gdata->log_flags & (flag))
diff --git a/test/jdk/build/AbsPathsInImage.java b/test/jdk/build/AbsPathsInImage.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf55ac2dd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jdk/build/AbsPathsInImage.java
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, 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 java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.nio.file.SimpleFileVisitor;
+import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
+import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8226346
+ * @summary Check all output files for absolute path fragments
+ * @requires !vm.debug
+ * @run main AbsPathsInImage
+ */
+public class AbsPathsInImage {
+
+    // Set this property on command line to scan an alternate dir or file:
+    // JTREG=JAVA_OPTIONS=-Djdk.test.build.AbsPathInImage.dir=/path/to/dir
+    public static final String DIR_PROPERTY = "jdk.test.build.AbsPathsInImage.dir";
+
+    private boolean matchFound = false;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        String jdkPathString = System.getProperty("test.jdk");
+        Path jdkHome = Paths.get(jdkPathString);
+
+        Path dirToScan = jdkHome;
+        String overrideDir = System.getProperty(DIR_PROPERTY);
+        if (overrideDir != null) {
+            dirToScan = Paths.get(overrideDir);
+        }
+
+        String buildWorkspaceRoot = null;
+        String buildOutputRoot = null;
+        String testImageDirString = System.getenv("TEST_IMAGE_DIR");
+        if (testImageDirString != null) {
+            Path testImageDir = Paths.get(testImageDirString);
+            Path buildInfoPropertiesFile = testImageDir.resolve("build-info.properties");
+            System.out.println("Getting patterns from " + buildInfoPropertiesFile.toString());
+            Properties buildInfoProperties = new Properties();
+            try (InputStream inStream = Files.newInputStream(buildInfoPropertiesFile)) {
+                buildInfoProperties.load(inStream);
+            }
+            buildWorkspaceRoot = buildInfoProperties.getProperty("build.workspace.root");
+            buildOutputRoot = buildInfoProperties.getProperty("build.output.root");
+        } else {
+            System.out.println("Getting patterns from local environment");
+            // Try to resolve the workspace root based on the jtreg test root dir
+            String testRootDirString = System.getProperty("test.root");
+            if (testRootDirString != null) {
+                Path testRootDir = Paths.get(testRootDirString);
+                // Remove /test/jdk suffix
+                buildWorkspaceRoot = testRootDir.getParent().getParent().toString();
+            }
+            // Remove /jdk
+            Path buildOutputRootPath = jdkHome.getParent();
+            if (buildOutputRootPath.endsWith("images")) {
+                buildOutputRootPath = buildOutputRootPath.getParent();
+            }
+            buildOutputRoot = buildOutputRootPath.toString();
+        }
+        if (buildWorkspaceRoot == null) {
+            throw new Error("Could not find workspace root, test cannot run");
+        }
+        if (buildOutputRoot == null) {
+            throw new Error("Could not find build output root, test cannot run");
+        }
+
+        List<byte[]> searchPatterns = new ArrayList<>();
+        expandPatterns(searchPatterns, buildWorkspaceRoot);
+        expandPatterns(searchPatterns, buildOutputRoot);
+
+        System.out.println("Looking for:");
+        for (byte[] searchPattern : searchPatterns) {
+            System.out.println(new String(searchPattern));
+        }
+        System.out.println();
+
+        AbsPathsInImage absPathsInImage = new AbsPathsInImage();
+        absPathsInImage.scanFiles(dirToScan, searchPatterns);
+
+        if (absPathsInImage.matchFound) {
+            throw new Exception("Test failed");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add path pattern to list of patterns to search for. Create all possible
+     * variants depending on platform.
+     */
+    private static void expandPatterns(List<byte[]> searchPatterns, String pattern) {
+        if (System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase().contains("windows")) {
+            String forward = pattern.replace('\\', '/');
+            String back = pattern.replace('/', '\\');
+            if (pattern.charAt(1) == ':') {
+                String forwardUpper = String.valueOf(pattern.charAt(0)).toUpperCase() + forward.substring(1);
+                String forwardLower = String.valueOf(pattern.charAt(0)).toLowerCase() + forward.substring(1);
+                String backUpper = String.valueOf(pattern.charAt(0)).toUpperCase() + back.substring(1);
+                String backLower = String.valueOf(pattern.charAt(0)).toLowerCase() + back.substring(1);
+                searchPatterns.add(forwardUpper.getBytes());
+                searchPatterns.add(forwardLower.getBytes());
+                searchPatterns.add(backUpper.getBytes());
+                searchPatterns.add(backLower.getBytes());
+            } else {
+                searchPatterns.add(forward.getBytes());
+                searchPatterns.add(back.getBytes());
+            }
+        } else {
+            searchPatterns.add(pattern.getBytes());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void scanFiles(Path root, List<byte[]> searchPatterns) throws IOException {
+        Files.walkFileTree(root, new SimpleFileVisitor<>() {
+            @Override
+            public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IOException {
+                String fileName = file.toString();
+                if (Files.isSymbolicLink(file)) {
+                    return super.visitFile(file, attrs);
+                } else if (fileName.endsWith(".debuginfo") || fileName.endsWith(".pdb")) {
+                    // Do nothing
+                } else if (fileName.endsWith("jvm.dll")) {
+                    // On Windows, the Microsoft toolchain does not provide a way
+                    // to reliably remove all absolute paths from __FILE__ usage.
+                    // Until that is fixed, we simply exclude jvm.dll from this
+                    // test.
+                } else if (fileName.endsWith(".zip")) {
+                    scanZipFile(file, searchPatterns);
+                } else {
+                    scanFile(file, searchPatterns);
+                }
+                return super.visitFile(file, attrs);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void scanFile(Path file, List<byte[]> searchPatterns) throws IOException {
+        List<String> matches = scanBytes(Files.readAllBytes(file), searchPatterns);
+        if (matches.size() > 0) {
+            System.out.println(file + ":");
+            for (String match : matches) {
+                System.out.println(match);
+            }
+            System.out.println();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void scanZipFile(Path zipFile, List<byte[]> searchPatterns) throws IOException {
+        try (ZipInputStream zipInputStream = new ZipInputStream(Files.newInputStream(zipFile))) {
+            ZipEntry zipEntry;
+            while ((zipEntry = zipInputStream.getNextEntry()) != null) {
+                List<String> matches = scanBytes(zipInputStream.readAllBytes(), searchPatterns);
+                if (matches.size() > 0) {
+                    System.out.println(zipFile + ", " + zipEntry.getName() + ":");
+                    for (String match : matches) {
+                        System.out.println(match);
+                    }
+                    System.out.println();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private List<String> scanBytes(byte[] data, List<byte[]> searchPatterns) {
+        List<String> matches = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
+            for (byte[] searchPattern : searchPatterns) {
+                boolean found = true;
+                for (int j = 0; j < searchPattern.length; j++) {
+                    if ((i + j > data.length || data[i + j] != searchPattern[j])) {
+                        found = false;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (found) {
+                    matchFound = true;
+                    matches.add(new String(data, charsStart(data, i), charsOffset(data, i, searchPattern.length)));
+                    // No need to search the same string for multiple patterns
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return matches;
+    }
+
+    private int charsStart(byte[] data, int startIndex) {
+        int index = startIndex;
+        while (--index > 0) {
+            byte datum = data[index];
+            if (datum < 32 || datum > 126) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return index + 1;
+    }
+
+    private int charsOffset(byte[] data, int startIndex, int startOffset) {
+        int offset = startOffset;
+        while (startIndex + ++offset < data.length) {
+            byte datum = data[startIndex + offset];
+            if (datum < 32 || datum > 126) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return offset;
+    }
+}