--- old/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/helpers/jdk/jpackage/test/Executor.java	2019-12-13 13:34:45.573234100 -0500
+++ new/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/helpers/jdk/jpackage/test/Executor.java	2019-12-13 13:34:44.511036500 -0500
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
 
 public final class Executor extends CommandArguments<Executor> {
 
+    public static Executor of(String... cmdline) {
+        return new Executor().setExecutable(cmdline[0]).addArguments(
+                Arrays.copyOfRange(cmdline, 1, cmdline.length));
+    }
+
     public Executor() {
         saveOutputType = new HashSet<>(Set.of(SaveOutputType.NONE));
     }
@@ -170,7 +175,7 @@
         private List<String> output;
     }
 
-    public Result execute() {
+    public Result executeWithoutExitCodeCheck() {
         if (toolProvider != null && directory != null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                     "Can't change directory when using tool provider");
@@ -189,12 +194,20 @@
         }).get();
     }
 
+    public Result execute(int expectedCode) {
+        return executeWithoutExitCodeCheck().assertExitCodeIs(expectedCode);
+    }
+
+    public Result execute() {
+        return execute(0);
+    }
+
     public String executeAndGetFirstLineOfOutput() {
-        return saveFirstLineOfOutput().execute().assertExitCodeIsZero().getFirstLineOfOutput();
+        return saveFirstLineOfOutput().execute().getFirstLineOfOutput();
     }
 
     public List<String> executeAndGetOutput() {
-        return saveOutput().execute().assertExitCodeIsZero().getOutput();
+        return saveOutput().execute().getOutput();
     }
 
     private boolean withSavedOutput() {
@@ -203,7 +216,9 @@
     }
 
     private Path executablePath() {
-        if (directory == null || executable.isAbsolute()) {
+        if (directory == null
+                || executable.isAbsolute()
+                || !Set.of(".", "..").contains(executable.getName(0).toString())) {
             return executable;
         }
 
@@ -237,7 +252,7 @@
             sb.append(String.format("; in directory [%s]", directory));
         }
 
-        TKit.trace("Execute " + sb.toString() + "...");
+        trace("Execute " + sb.toString() + "...");
         Process process = builder.start();
 
         List<String> outputLines = null;
@@ -266,7 +281,7 @@
         }
 
         Result reply = new Result(process.waitFor());
-        TKit.trace("Done. Exit code: " + reply.exitCode);
+        trace("Done. Exit code: " + reply.exitCode);
 
         if (outputLines != null) {
             reply.output = Collections.unmodifiableList(outputLines);
@@ -275,10 +290,10 @@
     }
 
     private Result runToolProvider(PrintStream out, PrintStream err) {
-        TKit.trace("Execute " + getPrintableCommandLine() + "...");
+        trace("Execute " + getPrintableCommandLine() + "...");
         Result reply = new Result(toolProvider.run(out, err, args.toArray(
                 String[]::new)));
-        TKit.trace("Done. Exit code: " + reply.exitCode);
+        trace("Done. Exit code: " + reply.exitCode);
         return reply;
     }
 
@@ -353,6 +368,10 @@
                         Collectors.joining(" "));
     }
 
+    private static void trace(String msg) {
+        TKit.trace(String.format("exec: %s", msg));
+    }
+
     private ToolProvider toolProvider;
     private Path executable;
     private Set<SaveOutputType> saveOutputType;