Re: Versioning in the java platform module system - proof of concept

2018-01-02 Thread Alan Bateman
On 02/01/2018 17:07, Tom De Wolf wrote: : What I don't understand is the reasoning why the module.getDescription().version() then returns a version for an automatic module like sprint.core? it is not an explicit module on which javac can do its magic, so where is that version information sto

Re: Versioning in the java platform module system - proof of concept

2018-01-02 Thread Tom De Wolf
Alan, Thx for the reply. If javac does it then it would be solved transparently in 1 place. What I don't understand is the reasoning why the module.getDescription().version() then returns a version for an automatic module like sprint.core? it is not an explicit module on which javac can do its ma

Re: Versioning in the java platform module system - proof of concept

2018-01-02 Thread Alan Bateman
On 01/01/2018 18:14, Tom De Wolf wrote: I am working out a proof of concept to use the module version property and the version of a ‘requires’in a useful manner. Details and a link to github can be found on: https://devcreativity.wordpress.com/2017/12/29/semantic-versions-in-java-9-modules-a