[Bug testsuite/70719] New: the libjava testsuite does not work with dejagnu 1.6

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https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70719

            Bug ID: 70719
           Summary: the libjava testsuite does not work with dejagnu 1.6
           Product: gcc
           Version: 7.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: testsuite
          Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: dominiq at lps dot ens.fr
  Target Milestone: ---

The libjava testsuite does not work with dejagnu 1.6:

                === libjava tests ===

Schedule of variations:
    unix/-m32
    unix/-m64

Running target unix/-m32
Using /sw64/share/dejagnu/baseboards/unix.exp as board description file for
target.
Using /sw64/share/dejagnu/config/unix.exp as generic interface file for target.
Using ../../../../_clean/libjava/testsuite/config/default.exp as
tool-and-target-specific interface file.
Running ../../../../_clean/libjava/testsuite/libjava.cni/cni.exp ...
ERROR: (DejaGnu) proc "absolute
/opt/gcc/build_c/x86_64-apple-darwin15.4.0/libjava/testsuite" does not exist.
The error code is TCL LOOKUP COMMAND absolute
The info on the error is:
invalid command name "absolute"
    while executing
"::tcl_unknown absolute
/opt/gcc/build_c/x86_64-apple-darwin15.4.0/libjava/testsuite"
    ("uplevel" body line 1)
    invoked from within
"uplevel 1 ::tcl_unknown $args"

                === libjava Summary ===

# of expected passes            1
Makefile:409: recipe for target 'check-DEJAGNU' failed
make[1]: *** [check-DEJAGNU] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory
'/opt/gcc/build_c/x86_64-apple-darwin15.4.0/libjava/testsuite'
Makefile:427: recipe for target 'check-am' failed
make: *** [check-am] Error 2
make: Target 'check' not remade because of errors.

Probably related to

1.2 New in this release

...

6. The user-visible utility procedures absolute, psource and slay have been
removed. If a testsuite uses any of these procedures, a copy of the procedure
should be made and placed in the lib directory of the testsuite.