Alex, Thank you for the clarification.
I am a bit confused by your assertion... If you wanted to introduce first-class versions in JDK 10, how would you do so (without breaking backwards compatibility) in light of this format? module com.foo.bar { *requires* org.baz.qux; } Gili On 2016-08-31 4:09 PM, Alex Buckley [via jigsaw-dev] wrote: > On 8/31/2016 12:51 PM, cowwoc wrote: > > I agree that the situation is better, but not by much. Developers > > routinely run across transitive dependencies that are incompatible with > > each other. You seem to be under the impression that this a rare > > occurrence or only occurs in the context of web containers, but this is > > simply not the case. > > We're not under this impression at all. The problem is that the cost of > solving incompatible indirect dependencies is high -- it would mean > introducing first-class versions and changing the class loading > characteristics of regular ('java'-launched) applications. Project > Jigsaw chose a long time ago to let tools handle the version selection > problem while it pursues other areas, namely strong encapsulation and > "modules all the way down" (the modular JDK). I see no reason why a > future project that wanted to introduce first-class versions couldn't do > it on top of JDK 9. > > Alex > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the > discussion below: > http://jigsaw-dev.1059479.n5.nabble.com/Multiple-versions-of-a-non-exported-dependency-tp5713364p5713377.html > > > To unsubscribe from Multiple versions of a non-exported dependency, > click here > <http://jigsaw-dev.1059479.n5.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=5713364&code=Y293d29jQGJicy5kYXJrdGVjaC5vcmd8NTcxMzM2NHwxNTc0MzIxMjQ3>. > NAML > <http://jigsaw-dev.1059479.n5.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml> > > -- View this message in context: http://jigsaw-dev.1059479.n5.nabble.com/Multiple-versions-of-a-non-exported-dependency-tp5713364p5713378.html Sent from the jigsaw-dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.