[jdk8u-dev] RFR: JDK-8290832: It is no longer possible to change "user.dir" in the JDK8

Sergey Bylokhov serb at openjdk.org
Thu Jul 21 21:36:45 UTC 2022


This is the request to revert the fix for [JDK-8194154](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8194154) integrated to the [openjdk8u342](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk8u/commit/5fcfb7acbe340c8347bd47413a36dd0b1e267dc1)

The fix for [JDK-8194154](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8194154) disabled the possibility to change the "user.dir" property.
Changing the "user.dir" was not recommended from the beginning but it was not forbidden, so there are some old applications that rely on the old behavior. 

For compatibility reasons, it would be good to restore the old behavior.

Note that the test is simplified and saved under a different name, now it will check just the possibility to change the 'user.dir' using a simple path and name.

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Commit messages:
 - Create ChangeDefaultUserDir.java
 - Revert "8194154: System property user.dir should not be changed"

Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk8u-dev/pull/88/files
 Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk8u-dev&pr=88&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8290832
  Stats: 119 lines in 4 files changed: 52 ins; 65 del; 2 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk8u-dev/pull/88.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk8u-dev pull/88/head:pull/88

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk8u-dev/pull/88


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