src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/internal/TaskHelper.java

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          Path[] dirs = paths.toArray(new Path[0]);
          ModuleFinder finder = new ModulePath(Runtime.version(), true, dirs);
          Configuration bootConfiguration = Layer.boot().configuration();
          try {
              Configuration cf = bootConfiguration
!                 .resolveRequiresAndUses(ModuleFinder.of(),
                                          finder,
                                          Collections.emptySet());
              ClassLoader scl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
              return Layer.boot().defineModulesWithOneLoader(cf, scl);
          } catch (Exception ex) {
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          Path[] dirs = paths.toArray(new Path[0]);
          ModuleFinder finder = new ModulePath(Runtime.version(), true, dirs);
          Configuration bootConfiguration = Layer.boot().configuration();
          try {
              Configuration cf = bootConfiguration
!                 .resolveAndBind(ModuleFinder.of(),
                                  finder,
                                  Collections.emptySet());
              ClassLoader scl = ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader();
              return Layer.boot().defineModulesWithOneLoader(cf, scl);
          } catch (Exception ex) {