module-info file location

[Alan Bateman]

On 22/09/2017 08:41, Karl Heinz Marbaise wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have seen an example of a multi version jar file which contained the 
> mudule-info.class at the following location:
>
> META-INF/versions/9/module-info.class
>
> based on the information I have I would have assumed that this
> is only allowed having the module-info.class file at the root of the jar.
>
> So the question is: Is it allowed to have a module-info.class file in 
> that location or is it only allowed having only a singe 
> module-info.class file at the root level of a jar file?
(Ignoring your Reply-to header as it looks like a marketing address).

The "Modular multi-release JAR file" section in JEP 238 [1] has the 
details.

-Alan

[1] http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/238#Modular-multi-release-JAR-files