z2-Environment

h1. Java 9 Support

h2. Supporting the Java 9 Language

We integrate ECJ version 4.7.2 from the download link below. Java 9 is fully supported since 4.7.1a ("New and Noteworthy 4.7.1a":https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/news/4.7.1a/)

* "JDT Core 4.7.2":http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.7.2-201711300510/#JDTCORE

* "New and Noteworthy 4.7.1a":https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/news/4.7.1a/

* "JDT Core Git":https://git.eclipse.org/c/gerrit/jdt/eclipse.jdt.core.git/

* "JDT Core main":https://www.eclipse.org/jdt/core/dev.php

* "Oxygen help":http://help.eclipse.org/oxygen/index.jsp

We support a new LangLevel.JAVA9 and derive all compiler settings accordingly.

h2. Supporting the Module System

The Java 9 module system provides for module level package exports and cross-module dependencies. As such it does not contradict the class loading delegation model but rather adds a dimension to it: Layers

TBC

h2. How Java 9 integrates with Z2 Class Loading

TBC

h2. Summary