VirtualPlatformState virtualPlatformState = null;
        if (state == null || state instanceof LenientPlatformGraphResolveState) {
            virtualPlatformState = potentialEdge.component.getModule().getPlatformState();
            virtualPlatformState.participatingModule(component.getModule());
        }
        if (state == null) {
            // the platform doesn't exist, so we're building a lenient one