RFR: 8355954: File.delete removes read-only files (win) [v2]

Brian Burkhalter bpb at openjdk.org
Thu May 1 18:31:37 UTC 2025


> This change proposes to modify `java.io.File.delete()` so that regular files on Windows will not be deleted by default if their read-only attribute is set. A boolean-valued system compatibility property `jdk.io.File.deleteReadOnly` is defined to reinstate legacy behavior if desired.

Brian Burkhalter has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:

  8355954: Address comments on naming in the PR

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24977/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24977/files/84905743..efca3cf4

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=24977&range=01
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=24977&range=00-01

  Stats: 15 lines in 3 files changed: 2 ins; 0 del; 13 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24977.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/24977/head:pull/24977

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24977


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