https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=62355
--- Comment #9 from Mark Murphy <jmarkmur...@apache.org> --- Andreas, I think we are on the same page WRT automatic modules. I think that the best way forward is a repackaging by document type (WP, SS, PP) with a core module and one or more support modules for things like charts, drawings, and equations. If I understand things correctly, the module-info piece works as a dependency manager for jigsaw modules. But if we go all in on that, would it interfere with Java 8 compatibility? Automatic modules provide an intriguing attempt at a workaround to real modules, but it appears only half baked for us and other open source projects [1]. I suggest that we should not make the move to modules yet because none of our dependencies have made the switch. And we should only move POI to modules when all of our dependencies are modularized, or the issues discussed in the afore mentioned blog are addressed. I think that any other strategy, or attempt to push forward regardless of dependencies will cause much more grief down the road than the few who want modules now. I do believe that modules are the way to go, but we must be intentional about it if we are to avoid unintended consequences. I have seen this in Javascript applications where some open source libraries (jQuery) shift suddenly to Require.js, and now I can't properly upgrade a site because there are too many dependencies on libraries that don't support Require.js. There may be a way to do it, but I am not sufficiently skilled, and I don't have time to go through all the dependencies to correct all the necessary libraries. So I am stuck with an old unsupported version of jQuery, and an unsupported version of jqGrid, and any questions are met with "you are on a very old version of jqGrid, try upgrading first". Unless we want to leave folks in the lurch, or we want to support very old version of POI, we need to be cautious and intentional about how we approach modularization. Maybe wait for v5.0 or even v6.0 to do that. [1] http://blog.joda.org/2017/05/java-se-9-jpms-automatic-modules.html -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@poi.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@poi.apache.org
