On 19.01.2018 19:31, Jeremy Manson wrote: [...]
I generally agree with the principle of making real APIs to do what we need to do with Unsafe and migrating. My concern is not the removal of Unsafe, it's that the replacement won't be equivalent if it doesn't let you cross module boundaries.
It won't be equivalent. It can't be or the module system enforced encapsulation, the big deal of the jpms, would be rendered useless. But maybe the alternatives are good enough for you. You will still have to identify the problems points and see if you can replacement with something else.
bye Jochen