Re: is ClassLoader.loadClass() supposed to work on module-info classes?

[David M. Lloyd]

On 12/04/2015 08:18 AM, Cédric Champeau wrote:
Just a related question:
Do you expect the class file format to change in JDK9 and for what
features? If it is only for supporting the module-info.class then would
something like the following be possible:

     javac -source 9 -target 8 -mp modlib ...

...and produce JDK8 compatible class files + JDK9 compatible
module-info.class file(s) ?


Regards, Peter


The problem with this approach is that you are using JDK 9 to produce JDK 8
classes (so in theory, you should either use JDK 8, or use bootclasspath.
And I'm not sure what would be the implications of using bootclasspath to
compile a module file).

IIRC there is *already* within Java 9 an option to compile against 
previous JDK ABIs (which are bundled with JDK 9), isn't there?


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