jmod, jpkg, -L

[Mark Reinhold]

> Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:20:06 -0800
> From: jonathan.gibbons at sun.com

> What is the state of the tools jmod, jpkg, and the -L switch?
> 
> More specifically, is the design and simple use of these tools stable enough
> that I can start writing javac tests that rely on these utilities in test setup
> code?

Yes, I think so.  I expect -L to be the standard way to specify an
alternate module library on the command line of any tool, including
the Java launcher.

>        And, for -L, can I rely on the general concept of a -L switch to be able
> to explicitly specify the location of the library/ies to be used, i.e. to
> completely override any default locations for the system library in any system
> locations yet to be determined?

Yes.

- Mark