what does the spec say about file paths that are too long?

[Alan Snyder]

Where did I say that I was seeing silent truncation?

My question is about the specification.

I want to know if I should write code that defends against silent truncation. I should be writing code based on the specification, not what I observe in a test program on a particular platform.

I’m pleased that you believe an exception should be thrown, but is that behavior mandated in the specification and tested by the JCK?

  Alan


> On Aug 20, 2021, at 2:58 AM, Alan Bateman <Alan.Bateman at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> Where are you seeing "silent truncation"? You should see an I/O exception if you attempt to access a file and the resolved file path is too long.
> 
> -Alan
>