RFR [6883354] File.mkdirs() method doesn't behave well when given /../

[Ivan Gerasimov]

Forgot the link to the bug record
http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6883354

Sincerely,
Ivan

On 12.08.2013 20:02, Ivan Gerasimov wrote:
> Hello everybody!
>
> Would you please help review a small change to File.mkdirs() method?
>
> The current implementation of the method, when past an argument 
> "dir1/../dir2" only tries to create dir2.
> mkdir -p 'dir1/../dir2' command on Linux creates both dir1 and dir2.
> java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories() also creates both dir1 and dir2.
>
> The proposed fix makes File.mkdirs() method to behave in the same way 
> on all the platforms except for Windows.
>
> The problem with Windows is that it reports 'dir1/..' as existent even 
> if dir1 does not exist.
> Because of that Files.createDirectories() doesn't work this way on 
> Windows either.
>
> Proposed fix:
> - makes File.mkdirs() match the behavior of 'mkdir -p' on Linux, 
> Solaris and MacOS, and
> - doesn't change its behavior on Windows.
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~igerasim/6883354/0/webrev/
>
> Sincerely yours,
> Ivan Gerasimov
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