--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/util/Currency.java	Sat Dec 01 11:36:25 2012 -0800
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/util/Currency.java	Sun Dec 02 16:37:31 2012 +0000
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@
  * no public constructor. You obtain a <code>Currency</code> instance using
  * the <code>getInstance</code> methods.
  * <p>
- * Users can supersede the Java runtime currency data by creating a properties
- * file named <code>&lt;JAVA_HOME&gt;/lib/currency.properties</code>.  The contents
- * of the properties file are key/value pairs of the ISO 3166 country codes
- * and the ISO 4217 currency data respectively.  The value part consists of
- * three ISO 4217 values of a currency, i.e., an alphabetic code, a numeric
- * code, and a minor unit.  Those three ISO 4217 values are separated by commas.
+ * Users can supersede the Java runtime currency data by means of the system
+ * property {@code java.util.currency.data}. If this system property is
+ * defined then its value is the location of a properties file, the contents of
+ * which are key/value pairs of the ISO 3166 country codes and the ISO 4217
+ * currency data respectively.  The value part consists of three ISO 4217 values
+ * of a currency, i.e., an alphabetic code, a numeric code, and a minor unit.
+ * Those three ISO 4217 values are separated by commas.
  * The lines which start with '#'s are considered comment lines. An optional UTC
  * timestamp may be specified per currency entry if users need to specify a
  * cutover date indicating when the new data comes into effect. The timestamp is
@@ -246,10 +247,13 @@
                 }
 
                 // look for the properties file for overrides
+                String propsFile = System.getProperty("java.util.currency.data");
+                if (propsFile == null) {
+                    propsFile = homeDir + File.separator + "lib" +
+                        File.separator + "currency.properties";
+                }
                 try {
-                    File propFile = new File(homeDir + File.separator +
-                                             "lib" + File.separator +
-                                             "currency.properties");
+                    File propFile = new File(propsFile);
                     if (propFile.exists()) {
                         Properties props = new Properties();
                         try (FileReader fr = new FileReader(propFile)) {

--- a/jdk/test/java/util/Currency/PropertiesTest.java	Sat Dec 01 11:36:25 2012 -0800
+++ b/jdk/test/java/util/Currency/PropertiesTest.java	Sun Dec 02 16:37:31 2012 +0000
@@ -27,22 +27,15 @@
 import java.util.regex.*;
 
 public class PropertiesTest {
-    public static void main(String[] s) throws Exception {
-        for (int i = 0; i < s.length; i ++) {
-            if ("-d".equals(s[i])) {
-                i++;
-                if (i == s.length) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException("-d needs output file name");
-                } else {
-                    dump(s[i]);
-                }
-            } else if ("-c".equals(s[i])) {
-                if (i+2 == s.length) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException("-d needs two file name arguments, before and after respectively");
-                } else {
-                    compare(s[++i], s[++i]);
-                }
-            }
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        if (args.length == 2 && args[0].equals("-d")) {
+            dump(args[1]);
+        } else if (args.length == 4 && args[0].equals("-c")) {
+            compare(args[1], args[2], args[3]);
+        } else {
+            System.err.println("Usage:  java PropertiesTest -d <dumpfile>");
+            System.err.println("        java PropertiesTest -c <beforedump> <afterdump> <propsfile>");
+            System.exit(-1);
         }
     }
 
@@ -77,15 +70,17 @@
         pw.close();
     }
 
-    private static void compare(String beforeFile, String afterFile) throws Exception {
+    private static void compare(String beforeFile, String afterFile, String propsFile)
+        throws IOException
+    {
         // load file contents
         Properties before = new Properties();
+        try (Reader reader = new FileReader(beforeFile)) {
+            before.load(reader);
+        }
         Properties after = new Properties();
-        try {
-            before.load(new FileReader(beforeFile));
-            after.load(new FileReader(afterFile));
-        } catch (IOException ioe) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(ioe);
+        try (Reader reader = new FileReader(afterFile)) {
+            after.load(reader);
         }
 
         // remove the same contents from the 'after' properties
@@ -103,13 +98,9 @@
         }
 
         // now look at the currency.properties
-        String propFileName = System.getProperty("java.home") + File.separator +
-                              "lib" + File.separator + "currency.properties";
         Properties p = new Properties();
-        try {
-            p.load(new FileReader(propFileName));
-        } catch (IOException ioe) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(ioe);
+        try (Reader reader = new FileReader(propsFile)) {
+            p.load(reader);
         }
 
         // test each replacements

--- a/jdk/test/java/util/Currency/PropertiesTest.sh	Sat Dec 01 11:36:25 2012 -0800
+++ b/jdk/test/java/util/Currency/PropertiesTest.sh	Sun Dec 02 16:37:31 2012 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,29 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+# Copyright (c) 2007, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+#
+# This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
+# This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+# accompanied this code).
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+# 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+# or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+# questions.
+#
+
 # @test
-# @bug 6332666 7180362
+# @bug 6332666 7180362 8003846
 # @summary tests the capability of replacing the currency data with user
 #     specified currency properties file
 # @build PropertiesTest
@@ -36,7 +58,7 @@
     ;;
   Windows* | CYGWIN* )
     PS=";"
-    FS="\\"
+    FS="/"
     ;;
   * )
     echo "Unrecognized system!"
@@ -44,23 +66,31 @@
     ;;
 esac
 
-# Currency dump path #1.  Just dump currencies with the bare JRE
+failures=0
 
-# run
-RUNCMD="${TESTJAVA}${FS}bin${FS}java -classpath ${TESTCLASSES} PropertiesTest -d dump1"
+run() {
+    echo ''
+    sh -xc "${TESTJAVA}${FS}bin${FS}java -cp ${TESTCLASSES} $*" 2>&1
+    if [ $? != 0 ]; then failures=`expr $failures + 1`; fi
+}
 
-echo ${RUNCMD}
-${RUNCMD}
-result=$?
+PROPS=${TESTSRC}${FS}currency.properties
+
+
+# Dump built-in currency data
 
-if [ $result -eq 0 ]
-then
-  echo "Execution successful"
-else
-  echo "Execution of the test case failed."
-fi
+run PropertiesTest -d dump1
+
+
+# Dump built-in currency data + overrides in properties file specified
+# by system property.
 
-# Currency dump path #2.  Dump currencies using the JRE with replacement currencies
+run -Djava.util.currency.data=${PROPS} PropertiesTest -d dump2
+run PropertiesTest -c dump1 dump2 ${PROPS}
+
+
+# Dump built-in currency data + overrides in properties file copied into
+# JRE image.
 
 # copy the test properties file
 COPIED=0
@@ -79,44 +109,27 @@
 else
   PROPLOCATION=${WRITABLEJDK}${FS}lib
 fi
-cp ${TESTSRC}${FS}currency.properties $PROPLOCATION
+cp ${PROPS} $PROPLOCATION
 
 # run
-RUNCMD="${WRITABLEJDK}${FS}bin${FS}java -classpath ${TESTCLASSES} PropertiesTest -d dump2"
-
-echo ${RUNCMD}
-${RUNCMD}
-result=$?
-
-if [ $result -eq 0 ]
-then
-  echo "Execution successful"
-else
-  echo "Execution of the test case failed."
-fi
-
-# Now compare the two dump files
-
-RUNCMD="${WRITABLEJDK}${FS}bin${FS}java -classpath ${TESTCLASSES} PropertiesTest -c dump1 dump2"
-
-echo ${RUNCMD}
-${RUNCMD}
-result=$?
-
-if [ $result -eq 0 ]
-then
-  echo "Execution successful"
-else
-  echo "Execution of the test case failed."
-fi
+echo ''
+sh -xc "${WRITABLEJDK}${FS}bin${FS}java -cp ${TESTCLASSES} PropertiesTest -d dump3"
+if [ $? != 0 ]; then failures=`expr $failures + 1`; fi
 
 # Cleanup
-rm -f dump1
-rm -f dump2
 rm -f ${PROPLOCATION}${FS}currency.properties
 if [ $COPIED -eq 1 ]
 then
   rm -rf $WRITABLEJDK
 fi
 
-exit $result
+# compare the two dump files
+run PropertiesTest -c dump1 dump3 ${PROPS}
+
+
+# Results
+echo ''
+if [ $failures -gt 0 ];
+  then echo "$failures tests failed";
+  else echo "All tests passed"; fi
+exit $failures