RFR: 8361587: AssertionError in File.listFiles() when path is empty and -esa is enabled [v7]

[Alan Bateman]

On Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:27:06 GMT, Brian Burkhalter <bpb at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> test/jdk/java/io/File/EmptyPath.java line 283:
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>>> 281:             assertTrue(child.mkdirs());
>>> 282:             assertTrue(child.delete());
>>> 283:         }
>> 
>> The updated proposal is local to listFiles and doesn't change UnixFileSystem.resolve. Is the test update in sync with the latest change?
>
> Yes. The OS-dependent `mkdirs` sub-tests reflect the actual behavior.

Okay, but if I read this correctly then these methods will test mkdirs with a non-empty path as child will be "/child" or "\child".  In order to test mkdirs with an empty path then I think we need `assertFalse(f.mkdirs());`

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26224#discussion_r2208011372