On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 5:00 PM Alan Bateman <alan.bate...@oracle.com>
wrote:

>
> This would require the API specify how automatic modules are created
> from the contents of "something" that already have a ModuleReader.
> Specification could be crafted of course but I have concerns that it
> goes beyond the original intention of automatic modules. That is, the
> original intention was to allow yesterday's JAR files be used as today
> modules. More sophisticated applications have the APIs to create
> automatic modules for other cases where needed. So I think it needs a
> bit more thought on whether additional APIs should be exposed.
>

Fair enough. The use case and discussion is noted here for posterity if
similar needs should appear in the future.

Thanks for your thought and input, Alan.

Eirik.

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