On Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:55:33 GMT, Brian Burkhalter <[email protected]> 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 Given the comment about the new property not being used and the long standing behavior I'd suggest NOT fixing File because it would be an incompatible change. It avoids adding new long term property and behavior that can't be removed. The workaround and recommendation is to use Path. ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25788#issuecomment-3422727316
