Question about FileManagers in Jigsaw.

[Alan Bateman]

On 14/03/2012 15:50, Jonathan Gibbons wrote:
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>> Also at 3a then I'm curious about compiling in classpath mode rather 
>> than modulepath.
>
> We cannot compile a module-info.java for hybrid/bootstrap javac using 
> BOOTDIR javac.  If we were to use modulepath, we would need to add a 
> step to use hybrid/bootstrap javac to compile its own module-info.java 
> using either (BOOTDIR java + ZeroMod) or (minimal new runtime in 
> classpath mode).
Okay, you're the expert. I kinda assumed that you would want to switch 
from the hybrid/bootstrap javac to the javac module running on the base 
module so that subsequent compilation is done using module path mode.

-Alan