The split package problem

Jochen Theodorou blackdrag at gmx.org
Fri Nov 4 09:22:21 UTC 2016


On 04.11.2016 09:25, Remi Forax wrote:
> There are two issues with split packages,
> - if you have the same class in each part of the package, the behavior of your problem depend on the order in the classpath,
>    i've experienced this kind of bugs with two different libraries requiring different version of ASM, at runtime, a class of the older version was calling a class of the newer version :(
> - security, if you allow split packages, you allow anybody to insert any classes in any packages.

ok, not sure if I agree that these are reason enough for the annoyance, 
but at least I know the proper reason now ;)

bye Jochen


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