If "Creating CDS archive for jdk image" crashes the java executable is deleted. This means you can't open the core-file or run the command with gdb.

[rehn@rehn-ws vanilla-jdk]$ make images CONF=linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug
Building target 'images' in configuration '/home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug'
Creating jdk image
Creating CDS archive for jdk image
/usr/bin/bash: line 1: 21666 Aborted (core dumped) /home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug/images/jdk/bin/java -Xshare:dump -Xmx128M -Xms128M > /dev/null
gmake[3]: *** [Images.gmk:97: /home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug/images/jdk/bin/java] Error 134
gmake[3]: *** Deleting file '/home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug/images/jdk/bin/java'
gmake[2]: *** [make/Main.gmk:354: jdk-image] Error 2

ERROR: Build failed for target 'images' in configuration '/home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug' (exit code 2)

No indication of failed target found.
Hint: Try searching the build log for '] Error'.
Hint: See doc/building.html#troubleshooting for assistance.

make[1]: *** [/home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/open/make/Init.gmk:310: main] Error 2
make: *** [/home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/open/make/Init.gmk:186: images] Error 2
[rehn@rehn-ws vanilla-jdk]$ ll /home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug/images/jdk/bin/java
ls: cannot access '/home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug/images/jdk/bin/java': No such file or directory


During compilation:
[rehn@rehn-ws vanilla-jdk]$ ll /home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug/images/jdk/bin/java
ls: cannot access '/home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug/images/jdk/bin/java': No such file or directory
[rehn@rehn-ws vanilla-jdk]$ ll /home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug/images/jdk/bin/java
-rwxrw-r-- 1 rehn rehn 16088 9 nov 10.27 /home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug/images/jdk/bin/java
[rehn@rehn-ws vanilla-jdk]$ ll /home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug/images/jdk/bin/java
ls: cannot access '/home/rehn/source/jdk/vanilla-jdk/build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-fastdebug/images/jdk/bin/java': No such file or directory

The java executable should not be deleted.