Question about FileManagers in Jigsaw.

[Jonathan Gibbons]

On 03/14/2012 09:01 AM, Alan Bateman wrote:
> On 14/03/2012 15:50, Jonathan Gibbons wrote:
>> :
>>
>>>
>>> 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

The main thing is to get the build completed as quickly as possible, 
with as few hacks as possible. With that in mind: we'll do whatever 
works best ;-)

I guess I have in mind that we'll start building the "new jigsaw build" 
from the bottom up, leveraging all the work and experience from the 
existing build-infra project.

-- Jon