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new d87c3de Fix typos and improve wording in sources.md (#1033)
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commit d87c3def16dd3d76962764ba04d695aaa2fc2618
Author: Elliotte Rusty Harold <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Feb 17 10:16:23 2026 +0000
Fix typos and improve wording in sources.md (#1033)
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src/site/markdown/sources.md | 14 +++++++-------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/sources.md b/src/site/markdown/sources.md
index 77a6972..42edbf3 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/sources.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/sources.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ See the example in next sub-section.
## Declaration of many source directories
External plugins such as `build-helper-maven-plugin` are no longer needed
-and should be replaced by the build-in `<sources>` elements as shown below.
+and should be replaced by the built-in `<sources>` elements as shown below.
Note that the directories of the first and last `<source>` elements are omitted
as their default values are `src/main/java` and `src/test/java` respectively.
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ as their default values are `src/main/java` and
`src/test/java` respectively.
```
-## Multi-releases project
+## Multi-release project
-The new compiler plugin handles automatically multiple executions of `javac`
with different `--release` option values
-together with automatic adjustments of class-path, module-path and output
directories for producing a multi-releases project.
+The compiler plugin automatically handles multiple executions of `javac` with
different `--release` option values
+together with automatic adjustments of class-path, module-path and output
directories for producing a multi-release project.
Example:
```xml
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ Example:
## Multi-module project
Maven 4 supports the Java [module source
hierarchy](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/specs/man/javac.html#directory-hierarchies)
-with the canvas that as of October 2025, not all plugins have been updated yet.
-Compared to multi Maven sub-project, using multi Java module in a single Maven
sub-project has advantages such as
+with the caveat that as of February 2026, not all plugins have been updated
yet.
+Compared to multiple Maven sub-projects, using multiple Java modules in a
single Maven sub-project has advantages such as
resolving compiler warnings in references to dependent modules (the converse
of references to dependencies),
easier sharing of test code between modules in the Maven sub-project (no need
for `test-jar`),
and easier aggregated Javadoc for modules in the Maven sub-project.
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ but should be replaced by the `<sources>` element when
applicable.
Those two ways are not strictly equivalent:
* The Maven 4 way specifies filters independently for each source directory.
- These filters will be applied by all plugins that migrated to the Maven 4
API, not only the compiler plugin.
+ These filters will be applied by all plugins that have migrated to the Maven
4 API, not only the compiler plugin.
* Conversely, the Maven 3 way specifies filters which will be applied only by
the compiler plugin.
However, these filters apply to all source directories.
