[FELIX-5710] Improve Java9 support

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: framework-5.6.8
• Fix Version/s: framework-5.6.10
• Component/s: Framework
• Assignee: Karl Pauls
• Reporter: Karl Pauls
• Created: 09/Oct/17 21:19
• Updated: 10/Nov/17 12:30
• Resolved: 10/Nov/17 12:30

Description

There are a couple of areas where we need to (or at least can) improve things for better java9 support. This is going to be the umbrella issue (specific tasks will be created as subtasks).

Issue Links

• blocks: SLING-7186 Update to Felix Framework 5.6.10 and limit system bundle exports to available packages on java9
• is related to: FELIX-5575 [Framework] Make Apache Felix ready for the upcoming Java SE 9 module system

Sub-Tasks

• Define proper package lists for java9 modules: Resolved
• Autodetect modules available: Resolved
• Extend property substitution to user defined FRAMEWORK_SYSTEMPACKAGES_EXTRA and FRAMEWORK_SYSTEMPACKAGES properties for java9 module expansion.: Resolved
• Use PlatformClassLoader as boot classloader on java9: Resolved
• Make javafx packages available by default on java9 if they are there: Resolved
• Cache generated reflection classes for jdk.internal.reflect like we do for sun.reflect.: Resolved
• Allow extension bundles when loaded with the PlattformClassLoader: Resolved
• Provide java9 system bundle exports for jpms jre: Resolved