RFR: 8003887: File.getCanonicalFile() does not resolve symlinks on MS Windows [v2]

[Brian Burkhalter]

On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 15:56:36 GMT, Alan Bateman <alanb at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Can you check the tests in java/nio/file. I think they may skip if Files.createSymbolicLink fails, which it might do some Windows test machines but not others.

>From `Links.java`:

        // Check if sym links are supported
        try {       
            Files.createSymbolicLink(link, Paths.get("foo"));
            Files.delete(link);
        } catch (UnsupportedOperationException x) {
            // sym links not supported
            return;
        } catch (IOException x) {
            // probably insufficient privileges to create sym links (Windows)
            return;
        }

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20801#issuecomment-2326897717