RFR 8150681 Update JAR specification for multi-release jar files
Paul Sandoz
paul.sandoz at oracle.com
Fri May 5 16:37:46 UTC 2017
> On 5 May 2017, at 02:32, Chris Hegarty <chris.hegarty at oracle.com> wrote:
>
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>> On 4 May 2017, at 22:14, Paul Sandoz <paul.sandoz at oracle.com> wrote:
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>> New update here:
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>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~psandoz/jdk9/JDK-8150681-jar-spec-markdown-with-mr-jar/webrev/src/java.base/share/specs/jar/jar.md.sdiff.html <http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~psandoz/jdk9/JDK-8150681-jar-spec-markdown-with-mr-jar/webrev/src/java.base/share/specs/jar/jar.md.sdiff.html>
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> I read through the changes for modular and multi-release JAR,
> they seem fine.
>
>> I accepted most comments directly. I shuffled around the paragraphs in the modular jar section, partially in preparation for any changes and further explanations for automatic modules.
>
> I know you may have further changes here resulting from ongoing
> discussion around automatic modules, but I think the following could
> be resolved now.
>
> "If a multi-release JAR file is deployed on the class path of major version …"
>
> The MR JAR can also be put on module path, it is not exclusive to the
> class path, or limited to only Modular multi-release JARs on the module path.
>
Ok, i can refine to say:
If a multi-release JAR file is deployed on the class path or module path
(as an automatic module or an explicit [multi-release module](#Modular-multi-release))
and i can remove the paragraph in the Modular-multi-release in class loading.
Paul.
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