RFR: 8154364: Files.isSameFile() throws NoSuchFileException with broken symbolic links [v2]

[ExE Boss]

On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:56:52 GMT, Brian Burkhalter <bpb at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This request proposes to broaden the definition of which paths are considered to be the same by `java.nio.file.Files.isSameFile()`. A new test is added to cover many comparisons.
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> Brian Burkhalter has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   8154364: Remove assertion that two non-existent files with equal normalized paths are equal

src/java.base/windows/classes/sun/nio/fs/WindowsFileSystemProvider.java line 478:

> 476: 
> 477:         // neither exists, compare normalized paths without filesystem access
> 478:         return obj1.normalize().equals(obj2.normalize());

This `Path::normalize` call was missed.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26736#discussion_r2275684211