diff --git a/make/Bundles.gmk b/make/Bundles.gmk
index 33d51d3f613..0901e415a8a 100644
--- a/make/Bundles.gmk
+++ b/make/Bundles.gmk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2016, 2024, 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
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ default: all
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
+include MakeIO.gmk
+
 PRODUCT_TARGETS :=
 LEGACY_TARGETS :=
 TEST_TARGETS :=
diff --git a/make/CompileDemos.gmk b/make/CompileDemos.gmk
index 3aee428602d..9339250c4fb 100644
--- a/make/CompileDemos.gmk
+++ b/make/CompileDemos.gmk
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include JavaCompilation.gmk
 include TextFileProcessing.gmk
 include ZipArchive.gmk
diff --git a/make/CompileInterimLangtools.gmk b/make/CompileInterimLangtools.gmk
index 990ec06aca2..1a8b6382f81 100644
--- a/make/CompileInterimLangtools.gmk
+++ b/make/CompileInterimLangtools.gmk
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include JavaCompilation.gmk
 include Modules.gmk
 
diff --git a/make/CompileToolsJdk.gmk b/make/CompileToolsJdk.gmk
index 13101c7cccf..50ffe73a096 100644
--- a/make/CompileToolsJdk.gmk
+++ b/make/CompileToolsJdk.gmk
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include JavaCompilation.gmk
 include TextFileProcessing.gmk
 
diff --git a/make/CopyImportModules.gmk b/make/CopyImportModules.gmk
index 34baaf9d37b..52515ebd314 100644
--- a/make/CopyImportModules.gmk
+++ b/make/CopyImportModules.gmk
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ default: all
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
+
 LIBS_DIR := $(wildcard $(addsuffix /$(MODULE), $(IMPORT_MODULES_LIBS)))
 CMDS_DIR := $(wildcard $(addsuffix /$(MODULE), $(IMPORT_MODULES_CMDS)))
 CONF_DIR := $(wildcard $(addsuffix /$(MODULE), $(IMPORT_MODULES_CONF)))
diff --git a/make/CopyInterimTZDB.gmk b/make/CopyInterimTZDB.gmk
index 6ce41865e2c..ac390580aa9 100644
--- a/make/CopyInterimTZDB.gmk
+++ b/make/CopyInterimTZDB.gmk
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ default: all
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
+
 ##########################################################################################
 
 ### TZDB tool needs files from java.time.zone package
diff --git a/make/CreateJmods.gmk b/make/CreateJmods.gmk
index d1e83c8c8e0..fd36554358b 100644
--- a/make/CreateJmods.gmk
+++ b/make/CreateJmods.gmk
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include Execute.gmk
 include Modules.gmk
 
diff --git a/make/Docs.gmk b/make/Docs.gmk
index d0c01f0283d..2977f6f66f9 100644
--- a/make/Docs.gmk
+++ b/make/Docs.gmk
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include Execute.gmk
 include Modules.gmk
 include ModuleTools.gmk
diff --git a/make/GenerateLinkOptData.gmk b/make/GenerateLinkOptData.gmk
index 5dd766c8c07..e7d6962fb79 100644
--- a/make/GenerateLinkOptData.gmk
+++ b/make/GenerateLinkOptData.gmk
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include JavaCompilation.gmk
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/make/GraalBuilderImage.gmk b/make/GraalBuilderImage.gmk
index 8c4d66aa9d5..7fa90c66019 100644
--- a/make/GraalBuilderImage.gmk
+++ b/make/GraalBuilderImage.gmk
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ default: all
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
+
 ################################################################################
 
 TARGETS :=
diff --git a/make/Images.gmk b/make/Images.gmk
index 3048eb3eda9..bfad1ad563c 100644
--- a/make/Images.gmk
+++ b/make/Images.gmk
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include Execute.gmk
 include Modules.gmk
 include Utils.gmk
diff --git a/make/InitSupport.gmk b/make/InitSupport.gmk
index 2bdab7f907d..c59e685bf4f 100644
--- a/make/InitSupport.gmk
+++ b/make/InitSupport.gmk
@@ -536,6 +536,31 @@ else # $(HAS_SPEC)=true
     endef
   endif
 
+  ##############################################################################
+  # Functions for timers
+  ##############################################################################
+
+  # Store the build times in this directory.
+  BUILDTIMESDIR=$(OUTPUTDIR)/make-support/build-times
+
+  # Record starting time for build of a sub repository.
+  define RecordStartTime
+	$(DATE) '+%Y %m %d %H %M %S' | $(AWK) '{ print $$1,$$2,$$3,$$4,$$5,$$6,($$4*3600+$$5*60+$$6) }' > $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_start_$(strip $1) && \
+	$(DATE) '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' > $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_start_$(strip $1)_human_readable
+  endef
+
+  # Record ending time and calculate the difference and store it in a
+  # easy to read format. Handles builds that cross midnight. Expects
+  # that a build will never take 24 hours or more.
+  define RecordEndTime
+	$(DATE) '+%Y %m %d %H %M %S' | $(AWK) '{ print $$1,$$2,$$3,$$4,$$5,$$6,($$4*3600+$$5*60+$$6) }' > $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_end_$(strip $1)
+	$(DATE) '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' > $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_end_$(strip $1)_human_readable
+	$(ECHO) `$(CAT) $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_start_$(strip $1)` `$(CAT) $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_end_$(strip $1)` $1 | \
+	    $(AWK) '{ F=$$7; T=$$14; if (F > T) { T+=3600*24 }; D=T-F; H=int(D/3600); \
+	    M=int((D-H*3600)/60); S=D-H*3600-M*60; printf("%02d:%02d:%02d %s\n",H,M,S,$$15); }' \
+	    > $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_diff_$(strip $1)
+  endef
+
   define StartGlobalTimer
 	$(RM) -r $(BUILDTIMESDIR) 2> /dev/null && \
 	$(MKDIR) -p $(BUILDTIMESDIR) && \
diff --git a/make/JrtfsJar.gmk b/make/JrtfsJar.gmk
index b0b7ed6ce08..990c8a7e1ed 100644
--- a/make/JrtfsJar.gmk
+++ b/make/JrtfsJar.gmk
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include JavaCompilation.gmk
 include JarArchive.gmk
 include TextFileProcessing.gmk
diff --git a/make/MacBundles.gmk b/make/MacBundles.gmk
index 39da6c9cdb3..8ed6476c506 100644
--- a/make/MacBundles.gmk
+++ b/make/MacBundles.gmk
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include TextFileProcessing.gmk
 
 default: bundles
diff --git a/make/ModuleWrapper.gmk b/make/ModuleWrapper.gmk
index d83af819a9b..14298d25a53 100644
--- a/make/ModuleWrapper.gmk
+++ b/make/ModuleWrapper.gmk
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ default: all
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
+
 MODULE_SRC := $(TOPDIR)/src/$(MODULE)
 
 # All makefiles should add the targets to be built to this variable.
diff --git a/make/SourceRevision.gmk b/make/SourceRevision.gmk
index 9a47ae456e2..63bbe5b62fb 100644
--- a/make/SourceRevision.gmk
+++ b/make/SourceRevision.gmk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2016, 2024, 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
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ $(eval $(call IncludeCustomExtension, SourceRevision-pre.gmk))
 
 STORED_SOURCE_REVISION := $(TOPDIR)/.src-rev
 
+# Locate all sourcecode repositories included in the forest, as absolute paths
+FindAllReposAbs = \
+    $(strip $(sort $(dir $(filter-out $(TOPDIR)/build/%, $(wildcard \
+        $(addprefix $(TOPDIR)/, .git */.git */*/.git */*/*/.git */*/*/*/.git) \
+    )))))
+
+# Locate all sourcecode repositories included in the forest, as relative paths
+FindAllReposRel = \
+    $(strip $(subst $(TOPDIR)/,.,$(patsubst $(TOPDIR)/%/, %, $(FindAllReposAbs))))
+
 USE_SCM := false
 ifneq ($(and $(GIT), $(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/.git)), )
   USE_SCM := true
diff --git a/make/StaticLibsImage.gmk b/make/StaticLibsImage.gmk
index 44a4ba56782..84e97b13b29 100644
--- a/make/StaticLibsImage.gmk
+++ b/make/StaticLibsImage.gmk
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include Modules.gmk
 
 ALL_MODULES = $(call FindAllModules)
diff --git a/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.template b/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.template
index e90d9aabf04..2f2525a662a 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.template
+++ b/make/autoconf/spec.gmk.template
@@ -677,6 +677,10 @@ BUILD_JAR = @FIXPATH@ $(BUILD_JDK)/bin/jar
 
 DOCS_REFERENCE_JAVADOC := @DOCS_REFERENCE_JAVADOC@
 
+# A file containing a way to uniquely identify the source code revision that
+# the build was created from
+SOURCE_REVISION_TRACKER := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/src-rev/source-revision-tracker
+
 # Interim langtools modules and arguments
 INTERIM_LANGTOOLS_BASE_MODULES := java.compiler jdk.compiler jdk.javadoc
 INTERIM_LANGTOOLS_MODULES := $(addsuffix .interim, $(INTERIM_LANGTOOLS_BASE_MODULES))
diff --git a/make/common/FileUtils.gmk b/make/common/FileUtils.gmk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..114f3adefbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/common/FileUtils.gmk
@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2011, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+#
+# This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+# particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+# by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+#
+# This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+# accompanied this code).
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+# 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+# or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+# questions.
+#
+
+ifeq (,$(_MAKEBASE_GMK))
+  $(error You must include MakeBase.gmk prior to including FileUtils.gmk)
+endif
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Common file utility functions
+#
+################################################################################
+
+################################################################################
+# Replace question marks with space in string. This macro needs to be called on
+# files from FindFiles in case any of them contains space in their file name,
+# since FindFiles replaces space with ?.
+# Param 1 - String to replace in
+DecodeSpace = \
+    $(subst ?,$(SPACE),$(strip $1))
+
+EncodeSpace = \
+    $(subst $(SPACE),?,$(strip $1))
+
+################################################################################
+# Take two paths and return the path of the last common directory.
+# Ex: /foo/bar/baz, /foo/bar/banan -> /foo/bar
+#     foo/bar/baz, /foo/bar -> <empty>
+#
+# The x prefix is used to preserve the presence of the initial slash
+# On Windows paths are treated as case-insensitive
+#
+# $1 - Path to compare
+# $2 - Other path to compare
+FindCommonPathPrefix = \
+    $(call DecodeSpace,$(patsubst x%,%,$(subst $(SPACE),/,$(strip \
+        $(call FindCommonPathPrefixHelper1, \
+            $(subst /,$(SPACE),x$(call EncodeSpace,$(strip $1))), \
+            $(subst /,$(SPACE),x$(call EncodeSpace,$(strip $2)))) \
+    ))))
+
+FindCommonPathPrefixHelper1 = \
+    $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), windows), \
+        $(call FindCommonPathPrefixHelper2,$(call uppercase,$1),$(call uppercase,$2),$1), \
+        $(call FindCommonPathPrefixHelper2,$1,$2,$1))
+
+FindCommonPathPrefixHelper2 = \
+    $(if $(call equals, $(firstword $1), $(firstword $2)), \
+      $(if $(call equals, $(firstword $1),),, \
+        $(firstword $3) \
+        $(call FindCommonPathPrefixHelper2, \
+            $(wordlist 2, $(words $1), $1), \
+            $(wordlist 2, $(words $2), $2), \
+            $(wordlist 2, $(words $3), $3) \
+        ) \
+      ) \
+    )
+
+# Computes the relative path from a directory to a file
+# $1 - File to compute the relative path to
+# $2 - Directory to compute the relative path from
+RelativePath = \
+    $(call DecodeSpace,$(strip $(call RelativePathHelper,$(call EncodeSpace \
+        ,$(strip $1)),$(call EncodeSpace \
+        ,$(strip $2)),$(call EncodeSpace \
+        ,$(call FindCommonPathPrefix,$1,$2)))))
+
+RelativePathHelper = \
+    $(eval $3_prefix_length := $(words $(subst /,$(SPACE),$3))) \
+    $(eval $1_words := $(subst /,$(SPACE),$1)) \
+    $(eval $2_words := $(subst /,$(SPACE),$2)) \
+    $(if $(call equals,$($3_prefix_length),0),, \
+        $(eval $1_words := $(wordlist 2,$(words $($1_words)),$(wordlist \
+            $($3_prefix_length),$(words $($1_words)),$($1_words)))) \
+        $(eval $2_words := $(wordlist 2,$(words $($2_words)),$(wordlist \
+            $($3_prefix_length),$(words $($2_words)),$($2_words)))) \
+    ) \
+    $(eval $1_suffix := $(subst $(SPACE),/,$($1_words))) \
+    $(eval $2_dotdots := $(subst $(SPACE),/,$(foreach d,$($2_words),..))) \
+    $(if $($1_suffix), \
+        $(if $($2_dotdots), $($2_dotdots)/$($1_suffix), $($1_suffix)), \
+        $(if $($2_dotdots), $($2_dotdots), .))
+
+# Make directory for target file. Should handle spaces in filenames. Just
+# calling $(call MakeDir $(@D)) will not work if the directory contains a space
+# and the target file already exists. In that case, the target file will have
+# its wildcard ? resolved and the $(@D) will evaluate each space separated dir
+# part on its own.
+MakeTargetDir = \
+    $(call MakeDir, $(dir $(call EncodeSpace, $@)))
+
+################################################################################
+# All install-file and related macros automatically call DecodeSpace when needed.
+
+ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, macosx), true)
+  # On mac, extended attributes sometimes creep into the source files, which may later
+  # cause the creation of ._* files which confuses testing. Clear these with xattr if
+  # set. Some files get their write permissions removed after being copied to the
+  # output dir. When these are copied again to images, xattr would fail. By only clearing
+  # attributes when they are present, failing on this is avoided.
+  #
+  # If copying a soft link to a directory, need to delete the target first to avoid
+  # weird errors.
+  define install-file
+	$(call MakeTargetDir)
+	$(RM) '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
+        # Work around a weirdness with cp on Macosx. When copying a symlink, if
+        # the target of the link is write protected (e.g. 444), cp will add
+        # write permission for the user on the target file (644). Avoid this by
+        # using ln to create a new link instead.
+	if [ -h '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)' ]; then \
+	  $(LN) -s "`$(READLINK) '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)'`" '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'; \
+	else \
+	  $(CP) -fRP '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)' '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'; \
+	fi
+	if [ -n "`$(XATTR) -ls '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'`" ]; then \
+	  $(XATTR) -cs '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'; \
+	fi
+  endef
+else
+  define install-file
+	$(call MakeTargetDir)
+	$(CP) -fP '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)' '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
+  endef
+endif
+
+# Variant of install file that does not preserve symlinks
+define install-file-nolink
+	$(call MakeTargetDir)
+	$(CP) -f '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)' '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
+endef
+
+################################################################################
+# link-file-* works similarly to install-file but creates a symlink instead.
+# There are two versions, either creating a relative or an absolute link. Be
+# careful when using this on Windows since the symlink created is only valid in
+# the unix emulation environment.
+# In msys2 we use mklink /J because its ln would perform a deep copy of the target.
+# This inhibits performance and can lead to issues with long paths. With mklink /J
+# relative linking does not work, so we handle the link as absolute path.
+ifeq ($(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_ENV), windows.msys2)
+  define link-file-relative
+	$(call MakeTargetDir)
+	$(RM) '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
+	cmd //c "mklink /J $(call FixPath, $(call DecodeSpace, $@)) $(call FixPath, $(call DecodeSpace, $<))"
+  endef
+else
+  define link-file-relative
+	$(call MakeTargetDir)
+	$(RM) '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
+	$(LN) -s '$(call DecodeSpace, $(call RelativePath, $<, $(@D)))' '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
+  endef
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_ENV), windows.msys2)
+  define link-file-absolute
+	$(call MakeTargetDir)
+	$(RM) '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
+	cmd //c "mklink /J $(call FixPath, $(call DecodeSpace, $@)) $(call FixPath, $(call DecodeSpace, $<))"
+  endef
+else
+  define link-file-absolute
+	$(call MakeTargetDir)
+	$(RM) '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
+	$(LN) -s '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)' '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
+  endef
+endif
+
+################################################################################
+
+# Recursive wildcard function. Walks down directories recursively and matches
+# files with the search patterns. Patterns use standard file wildcards (* and
+# ?).
+#
+# $1 - Directories to start search in
+# $2 - Search patterns
+rwildcard = \
+    $(strip \
+        $(foreach d, \
+          $(patsubst %/,%,$(sort $(dir $(wildcard $(addsuffix /*/*, $(strip $1)))))), \
+          $(call rwildcard,$d,$2) \
+        ) \
+        $(call DoubleDollar, $(wildcard $(foreach p, $2, $(addsuffix /$(strip $p), $(strip $1))))) \
+    )
+
+# Find non directories using recursive wildcard function. This function may
+# be used directly when a small amount of directories is expected to be
+# searched and caching is not expected to be of use.
+#
+# $1 - Directory to start search in
+# $2 - Optional search patterns, defaults to '*'.
+WildcardFindFiles = \
+    $(sort $(strip \
+        $(eval WildcardFindFiles_result := $(call rwildcard,$(patsubst %/,%,$1),$(if $(strip $2),$2,*))) \
+        $(filter-out $(patsubst %/,%,$(sort $(dir $(WildcardFindFiles_result)))), \
+            $(WildcardFindFiles_result) \
+        ) \
+    ))
+
+# Find non directories using the find utility in the shell. Safe to call for
+# non existing directories, or directories containing wildcards.
+#
+# Files containing space will get spaces replaced with ? because GNU Make
+# cannot handle lists of files with space in them. By using ?, make will match
+# the wildcard to space in many situations so we don't need to replace back
+# to space on every use. While not a complete solution it does allow some uses
+# of FindFiles to function with spaces in file names, including for
+# SetupCopyFiles. Unfortunately this does not work for WildcardFindFiles so
+# if files with spaces are anticipated, use ShellFindFiles directly.
+#
+# $1 - Directories to start search in.
+# $2 - Optional search patterns, empty means find everything. Patterns use
+#      standard file wildcards (* and ?) and should not be quoted.
+# $3 - Optional options to find.
+ShellFindFiles = \
+    $(if $(wildcard $1), \
+      $(sort \
+          $(shell $(FIND) $3 $(patsubst %/,%,$(wildcard $1)) \( -type f -o -type l \) \
+              $(if $(strip $2), -a \( -name "$(firstword $2)" \
+              $(foreach p, $(filter-out $(firstword $2), $2), -o -name "$(p)") \)) \
+              | $(TR) ' ' '?' \
+          ) \
+      ) \
+    )
+
+# Find non directories using the method most likely to work best for the
+# current build host
+#
+# $1 - Directory to start search in
+# $2 - Optional search patterns, defaults to '*'.
+ifeq ($(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS)-$(RWILDCARD_WORKS), windows-true)
+  DirectFindFiles = $(WildcardFindFiles)
+else
+  DirectFindFiles = $(ShellFindFiles)
+endif
+
+# Finds files using a cache that is populated by FillFindCache below. If any of
+# the directories given have not been cached, DirectFindFiles is used for
+# everything. Caching is especially useful in Cygwin, where file finds are very
+# costly.
+#
+# $1 - Directories to start search in.
+# $2 - Optional search patterns. If used, no caching is done.
+CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS :=
+CacheFindFiles_CACHED_FILES :=
+CacheFindFiles = \
+    $(if $2, \
+      $(call DirectFindFiles, $1, $2) \
+    , \
+      $(if $(filter-out $(addsuffix /%, $(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS)) \
+          $(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS), $1), \
+        $(call DirectFindFiles, $1) \
+      , \
+        $(filter $(addsuffix /%,$(patsubst %/,%,$1)) $1,$(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_FILES)) \
+      ) \
+    )
+
+# Explicitly adds files to the find cache used by CacheFindFiles.
+#
+# $1 - Directories to start search in
+FillFindCache = \
+    $(eval CacheFindFiles_NEW_DIRS := $$(filter-out $$(addsuffix /%,\
+        $$(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS)) $$(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS), $1)) \
+    $(if $(CacheFindFiles_NEW_DIRS), \
+      $(eval CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS += $$(patsubst %/,%,$$(CacheFindFiles_NEW_DIRS))) \
+      $(eval CacheFindFiles_CACHED_FILES := $$(sort $$(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_FILES) \
+          $$(call DirectFindFiles, $$(CacheFindFiles_NEW_DIRS)))) \
+    )
+
+# Findfiles is the default macro that should be used to find files in the file
+# system. This function does not always support files with spaces in the names.
+# If files with spaces are anticipated, use ShellFindFiles directly.
+#
+# $1 - Directories to start search in.
+# $2 - Optional search patterns, empty means find everything. Patterns use
+#      standard file wildcards (* and ?) and should not be quoted.
+ifeq ($(DISABLE_CACHE_FIND), true)
+  FindFiles = $(DirectFindFiles)
+else
+  FindFiles = $(CacheFindFiles)
+endif
diff --git a/make/common/JarArchive.gmk b/make/common/JarArchive.gmk
index 684736cb289..25b42186666 100644
--- a/make/common/JarArchive.gmk
+++ b/make/common/JarArchive.gmk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2011, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ ifeq (,$(_MAKEBASE_GMK))
   $(error You must include MakeBase.gmk prior to including JarArchive.gmk)
 endif
 
+include MakeIO.gmk
+
 FALSE_FIND_PATTERN:=-name FILE_NAME_THAT_DOESNT_EXIST
 
 # Setup make rules for creating a jar archive.
diff --git a/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk b/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk
index ff7c90e5785..259c1834da3 100644
--- a/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk
+++ b/make/common/JavaCompilation.gmk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2011, 2024, 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
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ ifeq (,$(_MAKEBASE_GMK))
   $(error You must include MakeBase.gmk prior to including JavaCompilation.gmk)
 endif
 
+include MakeIO.gmk
+
 # Java compilation needs SetupJarArchive and/or SetupZipArchive, if we're
 # generating a jar file or a source zip.
 include JarArchive.gmk
diff --git a/make/common/MakeBase.gmk b/make/common/MakeBase.gmk
index 3858b652ee6..5af1967e54b 100644
--- a/make/common/MakeBase.gmk
+++ b/make/common/MakeBase.gmk
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 #
 
 ################################################################
-#
-# Setup common utility functions.
-#
+# MakeBase provides the core functionality needed and used by all makefiles. It
+# should be included by all makefiles. MakeBase provides essential
+# functionality for named parameter functions, variable dependency, tool
+# execution, logging and fixpath functionality.
 ################################################################
 
 ifndef _MAKEBASE_GMK
@@ -64,9 +65,6 @@ define NEWLINE
 
 endef
 
-# Make sure we have a value (could be overridden on command line by caller)
-CREATING_BUILDJDK ?= false
-
 # Certain features only work in newer version of GNU Make. The build will still
 # function in 3.81, but will be less performant.
 ifeq (4.0, $(firstword $(sort 4.0 $(MAKE_VERSION))))
@@ -75,67 +73,16 @@ ifeq (4.0, $(firstword $(sort 4.0 $(MAKE_VERSION))))
   RWILDCARD_WORKS := true
 endif
 
-
 # For convenience, MakeBase.gmk continues to include these separate files, at
 # least for now.
-
+# Utils.gmk must be included before FileUtils.gmk, since it uses some of the
+# basic utility functions there.
 include $(TOPDIR)/make/common/Utils.gmk
-include $(TOPDIR)/make/common/MakeIO.gmk
-include $(TOPDIR)/make/common/CopyFiles.gmk
+include $(TOPDIR)/make/common/FileUtils.gmk
 
 ################################################################################
-# Functions for timers
-################################################################################
-
-# Store the build times in this directory.
-BUILDTIMESDIR=$(OUTPUTDIR)/make-support/build-times
-
-# Record starting time for build of a sub repository.
-define RecordStartTime
-	$(DATE) '+%Y %m %d %H %M %S' | $(AWK) '{ print $$1,$$2,$$3,$$4,$$5,$$6,($$4*3600+$$5*60+$$6) }' > $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_start_$(strip $1) && \
-	$(DATE) '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' > $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_start_$(strip $1)_human_readable
-endef
-
-# Record ending time and calculate the difference and store it in a
-# easy to read format. Handles builds that cross midnight. Expects
-# that a build will never take 24 hours or more.
-define RecordEndTime
-	$(DATE) '+%Y %m %d %H %M %S' | $(AWK) '{ print $$1,$$2,$$3,$$4,$$5,$$6,($$4*3600+$$5*60+$$6) }' > $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_end_$(strip $1)
-	$(DATE) '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' > $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_end_$(strip $1)_human_readable
-	$(ECHO) `$(CAT) $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_start_$(strip $1)` `$(CAT) $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_end_$(strip $1)` $1 | \
-	    $(AWK) '{ F=$$7; T=$$14; if (F > T) { T+=3600*24 }; D=T-F; H=int(D/3600); \
-	    M=int((D-H*3600)/60); S=D-H*3600-M*60; printf("%02d:%02d:%02d %s\n",H,M,S,$$15); }' \
-	    > $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_diff_$(strip $1)
-endef
-
-# Hook to be called when starting to execute a top-level target
-define TargetEnter
-	$(PRINTF) "## Starting $(patsubst %-only,%,$@)\n"
-	$(call RecordStartTime,$(patsubst %-only,%,$@))
-endef
-
-# Hook to be called when finish executing a top-level target
-define TargetExit
-	$(call RecordEndTime,$(patsubst %-only,%,$@))
-	$(PRINTF) "## Finished $(patsubst %-only,%,$@) (build time %s)\n\n" \
-	    "`$(CAT) $(BUILDTIMESDIR)/build_time_diff_$(patsubst %-only,%,$@) | $(CUT) -f 1 -d ' '`"
-endef
-
-################################################################################
-
-# A file containing a way to uniquely identify the source code revision that
-# the build was created from
-SOURCE_REVISION_TRACKER := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/src-rev/source-revision-tracker
-
-# Locate all sourcecode repositories included in the forest, as absolute paths
-FindAllReposAbs = \
-    $(strip $(sort $(dir $(filter-out $(TOPDIR)/build/%, $(wildcard \
-        $(addprefix $(TOPDIR)/, .git */.git */*/.git */*/*/.git */*/*/*/.git) \
-    )))))
-
-# Locate all sourcecode repositories included in the forest, as relative paths
-FindAllReposRel = \
-    $(strip $(subst $(TOPDIR)/,.,$(patsubst $(TOPDIR)/%/, %, $(FindAllReposAbs))))
+# Make sure we have a value (could be overridden on command line by caller)
+CREATING_BUILDJDK ?= false
 
 ################################################################################
 
@@ -237,224 +184,6 @@ define NamedParamsMacroTemplate
   $(call $(0)Body,$(strip $1))
 endef
 
-################################################################################
-# Make directory without forking mkdir if not needed.
-#
-# If a directory with an encoded space is provided, the wildcard function
-# sometimes returns false answers (typically if the dir existed when the
-# makefile was parsed, but was deleted by a previous rule). In that case, always
-# call mkdir regardless of what wildcard says.
-#
-# 1: List of directories to create
-MakeDir = \
-    $(strip \
-        $(eval MakeDir_dirs_to_make := $(strip $(foreach d, $1, \
-          $(if $(findstring ?, $d), '$(call DecodeSpace, $d)', \
-            $(if $(wildcard $d), , $d) \
-          ) \
-        ))) \
-        $(if $(MakeDir_dirs_to_make), $(shell $(MKDIR) -p $(MakeDir_dirs_to_make))) \
-    )
-
-# Make directory for target file. Should handle spaces in filenames. Just
-# calling $(call MakeDir $(@D)) will not work if the directory contains a space
-# and the target file already exists. In that case, the target file will have
-# its wildcard ? resolved and the $(@D) will evaluate each space separated dir
-# part on its own.
-MakeTargetDir = \
-    $(call MakeDir, $(dir $(call EncodeSpace, $@)))
-
-################################################################################
-# All install-file and related macros automatically call DecodeSpace when needed.
-
-ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, macosx), true)
-  # On mac, extended attributes sometimes creep into the source files, which may later
-  # cause the creation of ._* files which confuses testing. Clear these with xattr if
-  # set. Some files get their write permissions removed after being copied to the
-  # output dir. When these are copied again to images, xattr would fail. By only clearing
-  # attributes when they are present, failing on this is avoided.
-  #
-  # If copying a soft link to a directory, need to delete the target first to avoid
-  # weird errors.
-  define install-file
-	$(call MakeTargetDir)
-	$(RM) '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
-        # Work around a weirdness with cp on Macosx. When copying a symlink, if
-        # the target of the link is write protected (e.g. 444), cp will add
-        # write permission for the user on the target file (644). Avoid this by
-        # using ln to create a new link instead.
-	if [ -h '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)' ]; then \
-	  $(LN) -s "`$(READLINK) '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)'`" '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'; \
-	else \
-	  $(CP) -fRP '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)' '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'; \
-	fi
-	if [ -n "`$(XATTR) -ls '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'`" ]; then \
-	  $(XATTR) -cs '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'; \
-	fi
-  endef
-else
-  define install-file
-	$(call MakeTargetDir)
-	$(CP) -fP '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)' '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
-  endef
-endif
-
-# Variant of install file that does not preserve symlinks
-define install-file-nolink
-	$(call MakeTargetDir)
-	$(CP) -f '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)' '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
-endef
-
-################################################################################
-# link-file-* works similarly to install-file but creates a symlink instead.
-# There are two versions, either creating a relative or an absolute link. Be
-# careful when using this on Windows since the symlink created is only valid in
-# the unix emulation environment.
-# In msys2 we use mklink /J because its ln would perform a deep copy of the target.
-# This inhibits performance and can lead to issues with long paths. With mklink /J
-# relative linking does not work, so we handle the link as absolute path.
-ifeq ($(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_ENV), windows.msys2)
-  define link-file-relative
-	$(call MakeTargetDir)
-	$(RM) '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
-	cmd //c "mklink /J $(call FixPath, $(call DecodeSpace, $@)) $(call FixPath, $(call DecodeSpace, $<))"
-  endef
-else
-  define link-file-relative
-	$(call MakeTargetDir)
-	$(RM) '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
-	$(LN) -s '$(call DecodeSpace, $(call RelativePath, $<, $(@D)))' '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
-  endef
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_ENV), windows.msys2)
-  define link-file-absolute
-	$(call MakeTargetDir)
-	$(RM) '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
-	cmd //c "mklink /J $(call FixPath, $(call DecodeSpace, $@)) $(call FixPath, $(call DecodeSpace, $<))"
-  endef
-else
-  define link-file-absolute
-	$(call MakeTargetDir)
-	$(RM) '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
-	$(LN) -s '$(call DecodeSpace, $<)' '$(call DecodeSpace, $@)'
-  endef
-endif
-
-################################################################################
-
-# Recursive wildcard function. Walks down directories recursively and matches
-# files with the search patterns. Patterns use standard file wildcards (* and
-# ?).
-#
-# $1 - Directories to start search in
-# $2 - Search patterns
-rwildcard = \
-    $(strip \
-        $(foreach d, \
-          $(patsubst %/,%,$(sort $(dir $(wildcard $(addsuffix /*/*, $(strip $1)))))), \
-          $(call rwildcard,$d,$2) \
-        ) \
-        $(call DoubleDollar, $(wildcard $(foreach p, $2, $(addsuffix /$(strip $p), $(strip $1))))) \
-    )
-
-# Find non directories using recursive wildcard function. This function may
-# be used directly when a small amount of directories is expected to be
-# searched and caching is not expected to be of use.
-#
-# $1 - Directory to start search in
-# $2 - Optional search patterns, defaults to '*'.
-WildcardFindFiles = \
-    $(sort $(strip \
-        $(eval WildcardFindFiles_result := $(call rwildcard,$(patsubst %/,%,$1),$(if $(strip $2),$2,*))) \
-        $(filter-out $(patsubst %/,%,$(sort $(dir $(WildcardFindFiles_result)))), \
-            $(WildcardFindFiles_result) \
-        ) \
-    ))
-
-# Find non directories using the find utility in the shell. Safe to call for
-# non existing directories, or directories containing wildcards.
-#
-# Files containing space will get spaces replaced with ? because GNU Make
-# cannot handle lists of files with space in them. By using ?, make will match
-# the wildcard to space in many situations so we don't need to replace back
-# to space on every use. While not a complete solution it does allow some uses
-# of FindFiles to function with spaces in file names, including for
-# SetupCopyFiles. Unfortunately this does not work for WildcardFindFiles so
-# if files with spaces are anticipated, use ShellFindFiles directly.
-#
-# $1 - Directories to start search in.
-# $2 - Optional search patterns, empty means find everything. Patterns use
-#      standard file wildcards (* and ?) and should not be quoted.
-# $3 - Optional options to find.
-ShellFindFiles = \
-    $(if $(wildcard $1), \
-      $(sort \
-          $(shell $(FIND) $3 $(patsubst %/,%,$(wildcard $1)) \( -type f -o -type l \) \
-              $(if $(strip $2), -a \( -name "$(firstword $2)" \
-              $(foreach p, $(filter-out $(firstword $2), $2), -o -name "$(p)") \)) \
-              | $(TR) ' ' '?' \
-          ) \
-      ) \
-    )
-
-# Find non directories using the method most likely to work best for the
-# current build host
-#
-# $1 - Directory to start search in
-# $2 - Optional search patterns, defaults to '*'.
-ifeq ($(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS)-$(RWILDCARD_WORKS), windows-true)
-  DirectFindFiles = $(WildcardFindFiles)
-else
-  DirectFindFiles = $(ShellFindFiles)
-endif
-
-# Finds files using a cache that is populated by FillFindCache below. If any of
-# the directories given have not been cached, DirectFindFiles is used for
-# everything. Caching is especially useful in Cygwin, where file finds are very
-# costly.
-#
-# $1 - Directories to start search in.
-# $2 - Optional search patterns. If used, no caching is done.
-CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS :=
-CacheFindFiles_CACHED_FILES :=
-CacheFindFiles = \
-    $(if $2, \
-      $(call DirectFindFiles, $1, $2) \
-    , \
-      $(if $(filter-out $(addsuffix /%, $(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS)) \
-          $(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS), $1), \
-        $(call DirectFindFiles, $1) \
-      , \
-        $(filter $(addsuffix /%,$(patsubst %/,%,$1)) $1,$(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_FILES)) \
-      ) \
-    )
-
-# Explicitly adds files to the find cache used by CacheFindFiles.
-#
-# $1 - Directories to start search in
-FillFindCache = \
-    $(eval CacheFindFiles_NEW_DIRS := $$(filter-out $$(addsuffix /%,\
-        $$(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS)) $$(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS), $1)) \
-    $(if $(CacheFindFiles_NEW_DIRS), \
-      $(eval CacheFindFiles_CACHED_DIRS += $$(patsubst %/,%,$$(CacheFindFiles_NEW_DIRS))) \
-      $(eval CacheFindFiles_CACHED_FILES := $$(sort $$(CacheFindFiles_CACHED_FILES) \
-          $$(call DirectFindFiles, $$(CacheFindFiles_NEW_DIRS)))) \
-    )
-
-# Findfiles is the default macro that should be used to find files in the file
-# system. This function does not always support files with spaces in the names.
-# If files with spaces are anticipated, use ShellFindFiles directly.
-#
-# $1 - Directories to start search in.
-# $2 - Optional search patterns, empty means find everything. Patterns use
-#      standard file wildcards (* and ?) and should not be quoted.
-ifeq ($(DISABLE_CACHE_FIND), true)
-  FindFiles = $(DirectFindFiles)
-else
-  FindFiles = $(CacheFindFiles)
-endif
-
 ################################################################################
 # FixPath
 #
diff --git a/make/common/MakeIO.gmk b/make/common/MakeIO.gmk
index 75a387c34d9..865c5cae2e5 100644
--- a/make/common/MakeIO.gmk
+++ b/make/common/MakeIO.gmk
@@ -241,32 +241,3 @@ else # HAS_FILE_FUNCTION = false
     $$(call ListPathsSafely_IfPrintf,$1,$2,29751,30000)
   endef
 endif # HAS_FILE_FUNCTION
-
-################################################################################
-# Write to and read from file
-
-# Param 1 - File to read
-ReadFile = \
-    $(shell $(CAT) $1)
-
-# Param 1 - Text to write
-# Param 2 - File to write to
-ifeq ($(HAS_FILE_FUNCTION), true)
-  WriteFile = \
-      $(file >$2,$(strip $1))
-else
-  # Use printf to get consistent behavior on all platforms.
-  WriteFile = \
-      $(shell $(PRINTF) "%s\n" $(strip $(call ShellQuote, $1)) > $2)
-endif
-
-# Param 1 - Text to write
-# Param 2 - File to write to
-ifeq ($(HAS_FILE_FUNCTION), true)
-  AppendFile = \
-      $(file >>$2,$(strip $1))
-else
-  # Use printf to get consistent behavior on all platforms.
-  AppendFile = \
-      $(shell $(PRINTF) "%s\n" $(strip $(call ShellQuote, $1)) >> $2)
-endif
diff --git a/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk b/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
index afae920f755..3f31865c247 100644
--- a/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
+++ b/make/common/NativeCompilation.gmk
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ ifeq ($(_MAKEBASE_GMK), )
   $(error You must include MakeBase.gmk prior to including NativeCompilation.gmk)
 endif
 
+include MakeIO.gmk
 include native/CompileFile.gmk
 include native/DebugSymbols.gmk
 include native/Flags.gmk
diff --git a/make/common/Utils.gmk b/make/common/Utils.gmk
index 00e73f7dd6c..7f1cbd61f38 100644
--- a/make/common/Utils.gmk
+++ b/make/common/Utils.gmk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2011, 2024, 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
@@ -29,29 +29,34 @@ endif
 
 ################################################################################
 #
-# Common utility functions
+# Basic utility functions available to MakeBase.gmk itself
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-### Debug functions
+# String equals
+equals = \
+    $(if $(strip $1)$(strip $2),$(strip \
+      $(and $(findstring $(strip $1),$(strip $2)),\
+        $(findstring $(strip $2),$(strip $1)))), \
+      true \
+    )
 
-# Prints the name and value of a variable
-PrintVar = \
-    $(info $(strip $1) >$($(strip $1))<)
+# Convert the string given to upper case, without any $(shell)
+# Inspired by http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-make/2013-09/msg00009.html
+uppercase_table := a,A b,B c,C d,D e,E f,F g,G h,H i,I j,J k,K l,L m,M n,N o,O \
+    p,P q,Q r,R s,S t,T u,U v,V w,W x,X y,Y z,Z
 
-################################################################################
-# This macro translates $ into \$ to protect the $ from expansion in the shell.
-# To make this macro resilient against already escaped strings, first remove
-# any present escapes before escaping so that no double escapes are added.
-EscapeDollar = $(subst $$,\$$,$(subst \$$,$$,$(strip $1)))
+uppercase_internal = \
+  $(if $(strip $1), $$(subst $(firstword $1), $(call uppercase_internal, \
+      $(wordlist 2, $(words $1), $1), $2)), $2)
 
-################################################################################
-# This macro works just like EscapeDollar above, but for #.
-EscapeHash = $(subst \#,\\\#,$(subst \\\#,\#,$(strip $1)))
-
-################################################################################
-# This macro translates $ into $$ to protect the string from make itself.
-DoubleDollar = $(subst $$,$$$$,$(strip $1))
+# Convert a string to upper case. Works only on a-z.
+# $1 - The string to convert
+uppercase = \
+  $(strip \
+    $(eval uppercase_result := $(call uppercase_internal, $(uppercase_table), $1)) \
+    $(uppercase_result) \
+  )
 
 ################################################################################
 # Creates a sequence of increasing numbers (inclusive).
@@ -68,23 +73,142 @@ _sequence-do = \
       $(words $(SEQUENCE_COUNT)) \
       $(call _sequence-do,$1))
 
+################################################################################
+# This macro translates $ into \$ to protect the $ from expansion in the shell.
+# To make this macro resilient against already escaped strings, first remove
+# any present escapes before escaping so that no double escapes are added.
+EscapeDollar = $(subst $$,\$$,$(subst \$$,$$,$(strip $1)))
+
+################################################################################
+# This macro works just like EscapeDollar above, but for #.
+EscapeHash = $(subst \#,\\\#,$(subst \\\#,\#,$(strip $1)))
+
+################################################################################
+# This macro translates $ into $$ to protect the string from make itself.
+DoubleDollar = $(subst $$,$$$$,$(strip $1))
+
+################################################################################
+# ShellQuote
+#
+# Quotes a string with single quotes and replaces single quotes with '\'' so
+# that the contents survives being given to the shell.
+ShellQuote = \
+    $(SQUOTE)$(subst $(SQUOTE),$(SQUOTE)\$(SQUOTE)$(SQUOTE),$(strip $1))$(SQUOTE)
+
+################################################################################
+# Write to and read from file
+
+# Param 1 - File to read
+ReadFile = \
+    $(shell $(CAT) $1)
+
+# Param 1 - Text to write
+# Param 2 - File to write to
+ifeq ($(HAS_FILE_FUNCTION), true)
+  WriteFile = \
+      $(file >$2,$(strip $1))
+else
+  # Use printf to get consistent behavior on all platforms.
+  WriteFile = \
+      $(shell $(PRINTF) "%s\n" $(strip $(call ShellQuote, $1)) > $2)
+endif
+
+# Param 1 - Text to write
+# Param 2 - File to write to
+ifeq ($(HAS_FILE_FUNCTION), true)
+  AppendFile = \
+      $(file >>$2,$(strip $1))
+else
+  # Use printf to get consistent behavior on all platforms.
+  AppendFile = \
+      $(shell $(PRINTF) "%s\n" $(strip $(call ShellQuote, $1)) >> $2)
+endif
+
+################################################################################
+# Make directory without forking mkdir if not needed.
+#
+# If a directory with an encoded space is provided, the wildcard function
+# sometimes returns false answers (typically if the dir existed when the
+# makefile was parsed, but was deleted by a previous rule). In that case, always
+# call mkdir regardless of what wildcard says.
+#
+# 1: List of directories to create
+MakeDir = \
+    $(strip \
+        $(eval MakeDir_dirs_to_make := $(strip $(foreach d, $1, \
+          $(if $(findstring ?, $d), '$(call DecodeSpace, $d)', \
+            $(if $(wildcard $d), , $d) \
+          ) \
+        ))) \
+        $(if $(MakeDir_dirs_to_make), $(shell $(MKDIR) -p $(MakeDir_dirs_to_make))) \
+    )
+
+################################################################################
+# Check if our build or target conforms to certain restrictions. This set of
+# functions all work in similar ways, testing the property that the name
+# implies, so e.g. isTargetCpu test the CPU of the target system.
+#
+# $1 - A property, or a space separated list of properties to test for.
+#
+# Returns true if the actual property matches one of the properties in the list,
+# and false otherwise.
+#
+# Examples: $(call isTargetOs, linux windows) will return true when executed
+# on either linux or windows, and false otherwise.
+# $(call isBuildCpuArch, x86) will return true iff the build CPU Arch is x86.
+
+isTargetOs = \
+  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), $1), true, false))
+
+isTargetOsType = \
+  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_TYPE), $1), true, false))
+
+isTargetCpu = \
+  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU), $1), true, false))
+
+isTargetCpuArch = \
+  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH), $1), true, false))
+
+isTargetCpuBits = \
+  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS), $1), true, false))
+
+isBuildOs = \
+  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS), $1), true, false))
+
+isBuildOsType = \
+  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_TYPE), $1), true, false))
+
+isBuildOsEnv = \
+  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_ENV), $1), true, false))
+
+isBuildCpu = \
+  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_BUILD_CPU), $1), true, false))
+
+isBuildCpuArch = \
+  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_BUILD_CPU_ARCH), $1), true, false))
+
+isCompiler = \
+  $(strip $(if $(filter $(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE), $1), true, false))
+
+################################################################################
+#
+# Common utility functions
+#
+################################################################################
+
+### Debug functions
+
+# Prints the name and value of a variable
+PrintVar = \
+    $(info $(strip $1) >$($(strip $1))<)
+
+
 ################################################################################
 # Strip both arguments. Append the first argument to the second argument. If the
 # first argument is empty, return the empty string.
 IfAppend = \
     $(if $(strip $1),$(strip $1)$(strip $2),)
 
-################################################################################
-# Replace question marks with space in string. This macro needs to be called on
-# files from FindFiles in case any of them contains space in their file name,
-# since FindFiles replaces space with ?.
-# Param 1 - String to replace in
-DecodeSpace = \
-    $(subst ?,$(SPACE),$(strip $1))
-
-EncodeSpace = \
-    $(subst $(SPACE),?,$(strip $1))
-
 ################################################################################
 # Assign a variable only if it is empty
 # Param 1 - Variable to assign
@@ -92,65 +216,6 @@ EncodeSpace = \
 SetIfEmpty = \
     $(if $($(strip $1)),,$(eval $(strip $1) := $2))
 
-################################################################################
-# Take two paths and return the path of the last common directory.
-# Ex: /foo/bar/baz, /foo/bar/banan -> /foo/bar
-#     foo/bar/baz, /foo/bar -> <empty>
-#
-# The x prefix is used to preserve the presence of the initial slash
-# On Windows paths are treated as case-insensitive
-#
-# $1 - Path to compare
-# $2 - Other path to compare
-FindCommonPathPrefix = \
-    $(call DecodeSpace,$(patsubst x%,%,$(subst $(SPACE),/,$(strip \
-        $(call FindCommonPathPrefixHelper1, \
-            $(subst /,$(SPACE),x$(call EncodeSpace,$(strip $1))), \
-            $(subst /,$(SPACE),x$(call EncodeSpace,$(strip $2)))) \
-    ))))
-
-FindCommonPathPrefixHelper1 = \
-    $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), windows), \
-        $(call FindCommonPathPrefixHelper2,$(call uppercase,$1),$(call uppercase,$2),$1), \
-        $(call FindCommonPathPrefixHelper2,$1,$2,$1))
-
-FindCommonPathPrefixHelper2 = \
-    $(if $(call equals, $(firstword $1), $(firstword $2)), \
-      $(if $(call equals, $(firstword $1),),, \
-        $(firstword $3) \
-        $(call FindCommonPathPrefixHelper2, \
-            $(wordlist 2, $(words $1), $1), \
-            $(wordlist 2, $(words $2), $2), \
-            $(wordlist 2, $(words $3), $3) \
-        ) \
-      ) \
-    )
-
-# Computes the relative path from a directory to a file
-# $1 - File to compute the relative path to
-# $2 - Directory to compute the relative path from
-RelativePath = \
-    $(call DecodeSpace,$(strip $(call RelativePathHelper,$(call EncodeSpace \
-        ,$(strip $1)),$(call EncodeSpace \
-        ,$(strip $2)),$(call EncodeSpace \
-        ,$(call FindCommonPathPrefix,$1,$2)))))
-
-RelativePathHelper = \
-    $(eval $3_prefix_length := $(words $(subst /,$(SPACE),$3))) \
-    $(eval $1_words := $(subst /,$(SPACE),$1)) \
-    $(eval $2_words := $(subst /,$(SPACE),$2)) \
-    $(if $(call equals,$($3_prefix_length),0),, \
-        $(eval $1_words := $(wordlist 2,$(words $($1_words)),$(wordlist \
-            $($3_prefix_length),$(words $($1_words)),$($1_words)))) \
-        $(eval $2_words := $(wordlist 2,$(words $($2_words)),$(wordlist \
-            $($3_prefix_length),$(words $($2_words)),$($2_words)))) \
-    ) \
-    $(eval $1_suffix := $(subst $(SPACE),/,$($1_words))) \
-    $(eval $2_dotdots := $(subst $(SPACE),/,$(foreach d,$($2_words),..))) \
-    $(if $($1_suffix), \
-        $(if $($2_dotdots), $($2_dotdots)/$($1_suffix), $($1_suffix)), \
-        $(if $($2_dotdots), $($2_dotdots), .))
-
 ################################################################################
 # Filter out duplicate sub strings while preserving order. Keeps the first occurrence.
 uniq = \
@@ -173,14 +238,6 @@ dups = \
     $(strip $(foreach v, $(sort $1), $(if $(filter-out 1, \
         $(words $(filter $v, $1))), $v)))
 
-# String equals
-equals = \
-    $(if $(strip $1)$(strip $2),$(strip \
-      $(and $(findstring $(strip $1),$(strip $2)),\
-        $(findstring $(strip $2),$(strip $1)))), \
-      true \
-    )
-
 # Remove a whole list of prefixes
 # $1 - List of prefixes
 # $2 - List of elements to process
@@ -188,23 +245,6 @@ remove-prefixes = \
     $(strip $(if $1,$(patsubst $(firstword $1)%,%,\
       $(call remove-prefixes,$(filter-out $(firstword $1),$1),$2)),$2))
 
-# Convert the string given to upper case, without any $(shell)
-# Inspired by http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-make/2013-09/msg00009.html
-uppercase_table := a,A b,B c,C d,D e,E f,F g,G h,H i,I j,J k,K l,L m,M n,N o,O \
-    p,P q,Q r,R s,S t,T u,U v,V w,W x,X y,Y z,Z
-
-uppercase_internal = \
-  $(if $(strip $1), $$(subst $(firstword $1), $(call uppercase_internal, \
-      $(wordlist 2, $(words $1), $1), $2)), $2)
-
-# Convert a string to upper case. Works only on a-z.
-# $1 - The string to convert
-uppercase = \
-  $(strip \
-    $(eval uppercase_result := $(call uppercase_internal, $(uppercase_table), $1)) \
-    $(uppercase_result) \
-  )
-
 ################################################################################
 # Boolean operators.
 
@@ -290,14 +330,6 @@ define ParseKeywordVariableBody
   endif
 endef
 
-################################################################################
-# ShellQuote
-#
-# Quotes a string with single quotes and replaces single quotes with '\'' so
-# that the contents survives being given to the shell.
-ShellQuote = \
-    $(SQUOTE)$(subst $(SQUOTE),$(SQUOTE)\$(SQUOTE)$(SQUOTE),$(strip $1))$(SQUOTE)
-
 ################################################################################
 # Find lib dir for module
 # Param 1 - module name
@@ -329,53 +361,6 @@ check-jvm-variant = \
       $(error Internal error: Invalid variant tested: $1)) \
     $(if $(filter $1, $(JVM_VARIANTS)), true, false))
 
-################################################################################
-# Check if our build or target conforms to certain restrictions. This set of
-# functions all work in similar ways, testing the property that the name
-# implies, so e.g. isTargetCpu test the CPU of the target system.
-#
-# $1 - A property, or a space separated list of properties to test for.
-#
-# Returns true if the actual property matches one of the properties in the list,
-# and false otherwise.
-#
-# Examples: $(call isTargetOs, linux windows) will return true when executed
-# on either linux or windows, and false otherwise.
-# $(call isBuildCpuArch, x86) will return true iff the build CPU Arch is x86.
-
-isTargetOs = \
-  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), $1), true, false))
-
-isTargetOsType = \
-  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS_TYPE), $1), true, false))
-
-isTargetCpu = \
-  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU), $1), true, false))
-
-isTargetCpuArch = \
-  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH), $1), true, false))
-
-isTargetCpuBits = \
-  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_BITS), $1), true, false))
-
-isBuildOs = \
-  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS), $1), true, false))
-
-isBuildOsType = \
-  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_TYPE), $1), true, false))
-
-isBuildOsEnv = \
-  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_BUILD_OS_ENV), $1), true, false))
-
-isBuildCpu = \
-  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_BUILD_CPU), $1), true, false))
-
-isBuildCpuArch = \
-  $(strip $(if $(filter $(OPENJDK_BUILD_CPU_ARCH), $1), true, false))
-
-isCompiler = \
-  $(strip $(if $(filter $(TOOLCHAIN_TYPE), $1), true, false))
-
 ################################################################################
 # Converts a space separated list to a comma separated list.
 #
diff --git a/make/common/modules/CopyCommon.gmk b/make/common/modules/CopyCommon.gmk
index b8cf880d673..75bfb0d62b1 100644
--- a/make/common/modules/CopyCommon.gmk
+++ b/make/common/modules/CopyCommon.gmk
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 # questions.
 #
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
+
 LIB_DST_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_libs/$(MODULE)
 CONF_DST_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_conf/$(MODULE)
 LEGAL_DST_DIR := $(SUPPORT_OUTPUTDIR)/modules_legal/$(MODULE)
diff --git a/make/common/modules/LauncherCommon.gmk b/make/common/modules/LauncherCommon.gmk
index f072cbfb9bf..a801631a9c9 100644
--- a/make/common/modules/LauncherCommon.gmk
+++ b/make/common/modules/LauncherCommon.gmk
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # questions.
 #
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include JdkNativeCompilation.gmk
 include Modules.gmk
 include ProcessMarkdown.gmk
diff --git a/make/hotspot/CopyToExplodedJdk.gmk b/make/hotspot/CopyToExplodedJdk.gmk
index d8012f6878f..4462af0dc3b 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/CopyToExplodedJdk.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/CopyToExplodedJdk.gmk
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 # questions.
 #
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
+
 # Copy all built libraries into exploded jdk
 LIB_TARGETS := $(filter $(LIB_OUTPUTDIR)/%, $(TARGETS))
 ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, windows), true)
diff --git a/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcJvmti.gmk b/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcJvmti.gmk
index b31a6f52292..718766cacae 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcJvmti.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/gensrc/GensrcJvmti.gmk
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 # questions.
 #
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
+
 $(eval $(call IncludeCustomExtension, hotspot/gensrc/GensrcJvmti.gmk))
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk
index e887885db2c..47f987092f9 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/lib/CompileJvm.gmk
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 # questions.
 #
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
+
 # Include support files that will setup compiler flags due to the selected
 # jvm feature set, specific file overrides, and general flags.
 include lib/JvmFeatures.gmk
diff --git a/make/hotspot/test/GtestImage.gmk b/make/hotspot/test/GtestImage.gmk
index 9b2a37962cd..b6256cd575b 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/test/GtestImage.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/test/GtestImage.gmk
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ default: all
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
+
 $(foreach v, $(JVM_VARIANTS), \
   $(eval $(call SetupCopyFiles, COPY_GTEST_$v, \
       SRC := $(HOTSPOT_OUTPUTDIR)/variant-$v/libjvm/gtest, \
diff --git a/make/modules/java.base/Lib.gmk b/make/modules/java.base/Lib.gmk
index d09e33d489f..3a24c5e4550 100644
--- a/make/modules/java.base/Lib.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/java.base/Lib.gmk
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # questions.
 #
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include LibCommon.gmk
 
 # Hook to include the corresponding custom file, if present.
diff --git a/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk b/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
index c30901e1543..868e6fb7a7c 100644
--- a/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 # questions.
 #
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
+
 LIBAWT_DEFAULT_HEADER_DIRS := \
     common/awt/utility \
     libawt/awt/image \
diff --git a/make/modules/jdk.compiler/Gendata.gmk b/make/modules/jdk.compiler/Gendata.gmk
index e9ff3c439be..32fa70462b2 100644
--- a/make/modules/jdk.compiler/Gendata.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/jdk.compiler/Gendata.gmk
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # questions.
 #
 
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include JarArchive.gmk
 include JavaCompilation.gmk
 include Modules.gmk
diff --git a/make/test/BuildFailureHandler.gmk b/make/test/BuildFailureHandler.gmk
index 6c9876f80c7..005cbb330f6 100644
--- a/make/test/BuildFailureHandler.gmk
+++ b/make/test/BuildFailureHandler.gmk
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ default: build
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include JavaCompilation.gmk
 
 TARGETS :=
diff --git a/make/test/BuildJtregTestThreadFactory.gmk b/make/test/BuildJtregTestThreadFactory.gmk
index b096ae303ea..aa9808dd584 100644
--- a/make/test/BuildJtregTestThreadFactory.gmk
+++ b/make/test/BuildJtregTestThreadFactory.gmk
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ default: build
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include JavaCompilation.gmk
 
 TARGETS :=
diff --git a/make/test/BuildMicrobenchmark.gmk b/make/test/BuildMicrobenchmark.gmk
index ba502a56128..bb1e6111baa 100644
--- a/make/test/BuildMicrobenchmark.gmk
+++ b/make/test/BuildMicrobenchmark.gmk
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include JavaCompilation.gmk
 include TestFilesCompilation.gmk
 
diff --git a/make/test/BuildTestLib.gmk b/make/test/BuildTestLib.gmk
index 54c4c61642c..00642a1e7cf 100644
--- a/make/test/BuildTestLib.gmk
+++ b/make/test/BuildTestLib.gmk
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include JavaCompilation.gmk
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/make/test/BuildTestLibNative.gmk b/make/test/BuildTestLibNative.gmk
index 455936d163f..63dcbbf008b 100644
--- a/make/test/BuildTestLibNative.gmk
+++ b/make/test/BuildTestLibNative.gmk
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include TestFilesCompilation.gmk
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk b/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk
index 33532f77974..887b530bfca 100644
--- a/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk
+++ b/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include TestFilesCompilation.gmk
 
 $(eval $(call IncludeCustomExtension, test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk))
diff --git a/make/test/JtregNativeJdk.gmk b/make/test/JtregNativeJdk.gmk
index ae830501635..46eeb7684b6 100644
--- a/make/test/JtregNativeJdk.gmk
+++ b/make/test/JtregNativeJdk.gmk
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include TestFilesCompilation.gmk
 
 $(eval $(call IncludeCustomExtension, test/JtregNativeJdk.gmk))
diff --git a/make/test/JtregNativeLibTest.gmk b/make/test/JtregNativeLibTest.gmk
index 7ab45cce878..838d37f8145 100644
--- a/make/test/JtregNativeLibTest.gmk
+++ b/make/test/JtregNativeLibTest.gmk
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include TestFilesCompilation.gmk
 
 $(eval $(call IncludeCustomExtension, test/JtregNativeLibTest.gmk))
diff --git a/test/make/TestCopyFiles.gmk b/test/make/TestCopyFiles.gmk
index cbfa1cc003c..cc05f89db23 100644
--- a/test/make/TestCopyFiles.gmk
+++ b/test/make/TestCopyFiles.gmk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, 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
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ default: all
 
 include $(SPEC)
 include MakeBase.gmk
+include CopyFiles.gmk
 include UtilsForTests.gmk
 
 THIS_FILE := $(TOPDIR)/test/make/TestCopyFiles.gmk