RFR: 8191963: Path.equals() and File.equals() return true for two different files on Windows [v3]

[Brian Burkhalter]

On Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:55:33 GMT, Brian Burkhalter <bpb at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Replace logic in `java.io.WinNTFileSystems.compare(File,File)` with that from `sun.nio.fs.WindowsPath.compareTo(Path)`.
>
> Brian Burkhalter has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes brought in by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains five additional commits since the last revision:
> 
>  - 8191963: Make legacy behavior be the default
>  - Merge
>  - 8191963: Add system property to enable legacy behavior
>  - Merge
>  - 8191963: Path.equals() and File.equals() return true for two different files on Windows

> [...] I'd suggest NOT fixing File [...]. The workaround and recommendation is to use Path.

I don't disagree. Maybe there needs to be some comment to the effect of recommending NIO added to the `java.io` package documentation?

-------------

PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25788#issuecomment-3422766758