--- /dev/null	2016-12-31 18:50:47.837000228 -0500
+++ new/test/runtime/classFileParserBug/AccModuleTest.java	2017-02-14 09:36:11.448041671 -0500
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+/*
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+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
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+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8174725
+ * @summary Throw NoClassDefFoundError if class access_flags have ACC_MODULE set
+ * @compile badAccModule.jcod
+ * @run main AccModuleTest
+ */
+
+// Test that a class with access_flags containing ACC_MODULE causes a ClassFormatError.
+public class AccModuleTest {
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws Throwable {
+
+        System.out.println("Regression test for bug 8174725");
+        try {
+            Class newClass = Class.forName("badAccModule");
+            throw new RuntimeException("Expected NoClassDefFoundError exception not thrown");
+        } catch (java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError e) {
+            if (!e.getMessage().contains("Illegal ACC_MODULE class modifier in class badAccModule")) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Wrong NoClassDefFoundError exception for AccModuleTest: " + e.getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}