--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/jdk/sun/tools/jstat/compilerOutput1.awk	Tue Sep 12 19:03:39 2017 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#
+# matching the following output specified as a pattern that verifies
+# that the numerical values conform to a specific pattern, rather than
+# specific values.
+#
+# Compiled Failed Invalid   Time   FailedType FailedMethod
+#       38      0       0     0.41          0             
+
+
+
+BEGIN	{
+	    headerlines=0; datalines=0; totallines=0
+	}
+
+/^Compiled Failed Invalid   Time   FailedType FailedMethod$/	{
+	    headerlines++;
+	}
+
+# note - the FailedMethod column is not matched very thoroughly by the
+# following pattern. We just check for zero or more spaces after the
+# FailedType column and the for any sequence of characters for the
+# FailedMethod column. Better checking would verify an optional string of
+# characters that follows class/method name patterns. However, it's very
+# difficult to generate any data in this column under normal circumstances.
+#
+/^[ ]*[0-9]+[ ]*[0-9]+[ ]*[0-9]+[ ]*[0-9]+\.[0-9]+[ ]*[0-9]+[ ]*.*$/	{
+	    datalines++;
+	}
+
+	{ totallines++; print $0 }
+
+END	{
+	    if ((headerlines == 1) && (datalines == 1)) {
+	        exit 0
+	    }
+	    else {
+	        exit 1
+	    }
+	}