8272815: jpackage --type rpm produces an error: Invalid or unsupported type: [null]

[alexeysemenyukoracle]

Fix jpackage error output when "--type" CLI option is missing and jpackage detects that it can't build native packages in the environment.

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• JDK-8272815: jpackage --type rpm produces an error: Invalid or unsupported type: [null]

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• Andy Herrick (@andyherrick - Reviewer) ⚠️ Review applies to caac338
• Alexander Matveev (@sashamatveev - Reviewer)

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At the time when this comment was updated there had been 340 new commits pushed to the master branch:

• e66bf47: 8273414: ResourceObj::operator delete should handle nullptr in debug builds
• 16c3ad1: 8272574: C2: assert(false) failed: Bad graph detected in build_loop_late
• e7ab372: 8273641: (bf) Buffer subclasses documentation contains template strings
• 22a7191: 8273040: Turning off JpAllowDowngrades (or Upgrades)
• 394ebc8: 8270553: Tests should not use (real, in-use, routable) 1.1.1.1 as dummy IP value
• 0f31d0f: 8273373: Zero: Cannot invoke JVM in primordial threads on Zero
• fe89dd3: 8271254: javac generates unreachable code when using empty semicolon statement
• 8974b95: 8273730: WorkGangBarrierSync constructor unused
• 1d3eb14: 8273635: Attempting to acquire lock StackWatermark_lock/9 out of order with lock tty_lock/3
• 31667da: 8273491: java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider spec contains statement that is too strict
• ... and 330 more: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/compare/44f137ff9c0229ab2d5eccd9ebaadf8db11f386d...master

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Going to push as commit a3ca770.
Since your change was applied there have been 349 commits pushed to the master branch:

• 8132bfd: 8273559: Shenandoah: Shenandoah should support multi-threaded heap dump
• f531b5c: 8273514: java/util/DoubleStreamSums/CompensatedSums.java failure
• 4c673df: 8273656: Improve java.lang.invoke.MethodType.parameterList() and its usage
• 8fbcc82: 8273494: Zero: Put libjvm.so into "zero" folder, not "server"
• 92c30c9: 8273599: Remove cross_threshold method usage around GC
• 02af541: 8273605: VM Exit does not abort concurrent mark
• febcc72: 8273366: [testbug] javax/swing/UIDefaults/6302464/bug6302464.java fails on macOS12
• 1017a2c: 8273135: java/awt/color/ICC_ColorSpace/MTTransformReplacedProfile.java crashes in liblcms.dylib with NULLSeek+0x7
• 6cf70f5: 8273638: javax/swing/JTable/4235420/bug4235420.java fails in GTK L&F
• e66bf47: 8273414: ResourceObj::operator delete should handle nullptr in debug builds
• ... and 339 more: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/compare/44f137ff9c0229ab2d5eccd9ebaadf8db11f386d...master

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@alexeysemenyukoracle Pushed as commit a3ca770.

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