Module System

[Johannes Waldmann]

Georg Martius wrote:

> Okay, I see the point of not including the environment into the spec. However 
> other languages like Java for example do this as far as I know. 

To be precise, no, the Java specs leave this to the implementation:

JLS - 7.2. host support for packages
Each host determines how packages, compilation units, and subpackages
are created and stored, and which compilation units are observable
(§7.3) in a particular compilation.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/packages.html#7.2

JVM Spec - 5.3 Creation and Loading
Typically, a class or interface will be represented using a file in a
hierarchical file system. The name of the class or interface will
usually be encoded in the pathname of the file.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/vmspec/2nd-edition/html/ConstantPool.doc.html#72007

Respectfully submitted,
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