> On May 18, 2017, at 12:54 AM, Magnus Ihse Bursie > <magnus.ihse.bur...@oracle.com> wrote: > > When the build system tries to figure out which modules that should be > included by the javadoc build, it locates the set of modules "required" by > already included modules, starting from an initial set and repeating > recursively (a method which we unfortunately called "transitive”).
Which module has this name clash? > However, for javadoc, we should only look at those re-exported modules that > are classified by a "requires transitive" relationship (which I therefore > have called "re-exported" to not clash with the established term > "transitive”). Javadoc uses the “Indirect Exports” term for the exported API packages are from the “requires transitive” modules. I suggest to rename “ReExported” to “IndirectRequires” or “Indirect”. Mandy > The effect of getting this wrong is e.g. that we copy module graph png files > that we should not, and that we look at too broad a set of files for looking > at changes that should trigger a re-build of the javadoc. > > Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8180480 > WebRev: > http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~ihse/JDK-8180480-docs-should-use-requires-transitive/webrev.01 > > /Magnus
