Review Request JDK-8182032: Make java.compiler upgradeable

[Alan Bateman]

On 13/06/2017 08:42, Remi Forax wrote:
> Hi Mandy,
> why only java.compiler is upgradable and not all modules defined in langtools ?
>
java.compiler needs to be upgradeable because JSR 199 and JSR 269 are 
standalone technologies.

The other modules in the langtools repository are JDK-specific. They 
aren't meant to be upgraded via the upgrade module path. If someone is 
forking the code to create their own version of jdk.compiler (for 
example) then they can re-package or load it into a child layer.

-Alan