--- a/jdk/test/java/util/Currency/PropertiesTest.sh	Fri Jun 21 11:50:45 2013 -0700
+++ b/jdk/test/java/util/Currency/PropertiesTest.sh	Fri Jun 21 13:42:55 2013 -0700
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #
 
 # @test
-# @bug 6332666 7180362 8003846
+# @bug 6332666 6863624 7180362 8003846
 # @summary tests the capability of replacing the currency data with user
 #     specified currency properties file
 # @build PropertiesTest
@@ -56,10 +56,15 @@
     PS=":"
     FS="/"
     ;;
-  Windows* | CYGWIN* )
+  Windows* )
     PS=";"
     FS="/"
     ;;
+  CYGWIN* )
+    PS=";"
+    FS="/"
+    TESTJAVA=`cygpath -u ${TESTJAVA}`
+    ;;
   * )
     echo "Unrecognized system!"
     exit 1;
@@ -92,24 +97,27 @@
 # Dump built-in currency data + overrides in properties file copied into
 # JRE image.
 
-# copy the test properties file
+# Copy the test properties file. If testjava is not a typical jdk-image
+# or testjava is not writable, make a private copy of it.
 COPIED=0
-if [ -w $TESTJAVA ]
+if [ -w ${TESTJAVA}${FS}jre${FS}lib ]
 then
   WRITABLEJDK=$TESTJAVA
+  PROPLOCATION=${WRITABLEJDK}${FS}jre${FS}lib
 else
   WRITABLEJDK=.${FS}testjava
+  if [ -d ${TESTJAVA}${FS}jre ]
+  then
+    PROPLOCATION=${WRITABLEJDK}${FS}jre${FS}lib
+  else
+    PROPLOCATION=${WRITABLEJDK}${FS}lib
+  fi
   cp -r $TESTJAVA $WRITABLEJDK
+  chmod -R +w $WRITABLEJDK
   COPIED=1
 fi
-
-if [ -d ${WRITABLEJDK}${FS}jre ]
-then
-  PROPLOCATION=${WRITABLEJDK}${FS}jre${FS}lib
-else
-  PROPLOCATION=${WRITABLEJDK}${FS}lib
-fi
 cp ${PROPS} $PROPLOCATION
+echo "Properties location: ${PROPLOCATION}"
 
 # run
 echo ''