More jigsaw spec clarifications

Jonathan Gibbons jonathan.gibbons at oracle.com
Mon Jan 23 11:55:05 PST 2012


On 01/23/2012 11:40 AM, Alex Buckley wrote:
> On 1/23/2012 11:28 AM, Jonathan Gibbons wrote:
>> Anyway, you changed the subject to one of implementation detail. I was
>> asking about the spec :-) Where should I look for specification details
>> about the restrictions on duplicate names in the module graph.
>
> Doesn't the "big picture" draft on the Jigsaw project page have 
> assertions sprinkled throughout? Or the javadoc for java.lang.module 
> or its org.openjdk.jigsaw counterpart?
>
> Alex

"Big picture" is not intended to be a spec is it?     I'll check the 
javadocs you mention.

Presumably, "it is a compile-time error if the set of modules cannot be 
resolved by ..."  By whom? The host system?  The system module 
resolver?  The Jigsaw module resolver?

-- Jon



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