On 03/03/2016 16:04, Sander Mak wrote:
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Thanks, that explains it.
The difference in behavior between the two modulepaths threw me off for a bit.
Whether it's the right thing to do almost sounds more like a philosophical
rather than a technical discussion?
Automatic modules are for migration and so may have references to types
on the class path. If an automatic module is linked into a run-time
image then it could result in dangling references or maybe a DOA
run-time image unless used with -cp. The other thing is the optimizers
and transformers that execute at link-time as they wouldn't have a
"whole world" view. I think these are the main areas that need to be
pondered before deciding whether to allow this or not.
-Alan
