On 22/01/2013 12:28, Alexey Utkin wrote:
To be clear, there are three options for a shell call:
1. Force folder creation if not exists (KF_FLAG_CREATE)
2. Return existent folder if any (0)
3. Return folder name without verification (KF_FLAG_DONT_VERIFY)
Current implementation is close to the last option (without
verification).
That is our choice for the fix? (My choice was #1)
Regards,
-uta
The JDK doesn't strictly require the user's home directory to exist and
it's possible in some environments for the home directory to become
inaccessible during the lifetime of the VM. The main thing (I think) is
that exceptions and messages are clear if there is an error accessing
something in the home directory.
So I think #3 is the right answer. As you point out, this is essentially
long standing behavior. My concern with #2 is that it might hurt startup
significantly when the home directory is remote. My concern with #1 is
that I don't think the JDK should be the one to create the home
directory (although in practice it would be very rare).
-Alan.
