Where do modules go in jlink images?

[forax at univ-mlv.fr]

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> De: "Nicolai Parlog" <nipa at codefx.org>
> À: forax at univ-mlv.fr
> Cc: "jigsaw-dev" <jigsaw-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> Envoyé: Dimanche 7 Janvier 2018 14:26:08
> Objet: Re: Where do modules go in jlink images?

> Hi Remi,
> 
> but the exact same thing happens when the JDK is linked with jlink,
> right? I just now see that the native binaries from the jmod archives
> are also present in lib/.
> 
> So does that really mean that the jmods folder plays no role for the
> running JVM? 

yes

> What is it there for?

make jlink working :)
the transformation done by jlink is not reversible.

> 
> so long ... Nicolai

Rémi

> 
> 
> 
> On 07.01.2018 14:15, Remi Forax wrote:
>> All classes are merged in the file named 'modules' and the native
>> libraries are extracted from the jmods and put in the lib folder,
>> because jlink create an image for a specific architecture/OS.
>> 
>> cheers, Rémi
>> 
>> ----- Mail original -----
>>> De: "Nicolai Parlog" <nipa at codefx.org> À: "jigsaw-dev"
>>> <jigsaw-dev at openjdk.java.net> Envoyé: Dimanche 7 Janvier 2018
>>> 13:57:51 Objet: Where do modules go in jlink images?
>> 
>>> Hi!
>>> 
>>> Another question about jlink (guess what chapter I'm working on
>>> ;) ). I've tried to find out where jlink puts the content of the
>>> jmods folder, but hit a wall.
>>> 
>>> I created a full runtime image with jlink and diffed the file
>>> trees (including disk usage), but all that got me was that my
>>> image doesn't contain bin/jmc, jmods, lib/misssioncontrol,
>>> lib/src.zip, and lib/plugin-legacy.jar - all of that is expected,
>>> but where are the class files from the jmod archives?
>>> 
>>> Now I wonder, whether these are just ornamental - does
>>> lib/modules contain all the bytecode? I'm confused.
>>> 
>>> so long ... Nicolai
>>> 
>>> 
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