I support this change, thank you! Tagir
On Wed, Sep 25, 2024, 11:30 Gavin Bierman <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > People playing with JEP 476 - Module Import Declarations - have been > surprised when importing an aggregator module such as `java.se`, that > they also needed to `import module java.base`. This is because the ` > java.se` module which, as an aggregator module, consists of only > `requires transitive` directives, does not contain the directive `requires > transitive java.base`. Currently Java forbids any module declaring a > transitive dependence on the `java.base` module. > > This restriction was sensible in the original module system design as all > modules have an implicit dependence on `java.base`, and so such a directive > was pointless. But with the module import feature where module declarations > are used to derive a set of packages to be imported, this directive is > useful and so should be allowed. > > We propose in the next preview of this feature to lift the language > restriction on `requires transitive java.base`, and also to change the > implementation of the `java.se` module so that it `requires transitive > java.base`. (I have updated the draft JEP: > https://openjdk.org/jeps/8335987) > > Let me know your thoughts on this proposal either on this list, or direct > to me. > > Thanks, > Gavin > >
