jlink and automatic modules

[Remi Forax]

IMO, the real question is "should automatic modules see classes from the classpath" ?

if the answer is yes, then they can not be used with jlink.

Rémi

----- Mail original -----
> De: "Alan Bateman" <Alan.Bateman at oracle.com>
> À: "Sander Mak" <sander.mak at luminis.eu>, "jigsaw-dev" <jigsaw-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> Envoyé: Vendredi 4 Mars 2016 09:10:58
> Objet: Re: jlink and automatic modules
> 
> 
> 
> On 03/03/2016 16:04, Sander Mak wrote:
> > :
> > Thanks, that explains it.
> >
> > The difference in behavior between the two modulepaths threw me off for a
> > bit. Whether it's the right thing to do almost sounds more like a
> > philosophical rather than a technical discussion?
> >
> Automatic modules are for migration and so may have references to types
> on the class path. If an automatic module is linked into a run-time
> image then it could result in dangling references or maybe a DOA
> run-time image unless used with -cp. The other thing is the optimizers
> and transformers that execute at link-time as they wouldn't have a
> "whole world" view. I think these are the main areas that need to be
> pondered before deciding whether to allow this or not.
> 
> -Alan
>