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Posted to commits@commons.apache.org by mt...@apache.org on 2009/04/20 16:26:49 UTC

svn commit: r766706 - /commons/sandbox/runtime/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/runtime/io/File.java

Author: mturk
Date: Mon Apr 20 14:26:49 2009
New Revision: 766706

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=766706&view=rev
Log:
Add a note about Windows support

Modified:
    commons/sandbox/runtime/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/runtime/io/File.java

Modified: commons/sandbox/runtime/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/runtime/io/File.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/sandbox/runtime/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/runtime/io/File.java?rev=766706&r1=766705&r2=766706&view=diff
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--- commons/sandbox/runtime/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/runtime/io/File.java (original)
+++ commons/sandbox/runtime/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/runtime/io/File.java Mon Apr 20 14:26:49 2009
@@ -200,7 +200,12 @@
      * <p>
      * Symbolic  links  are  interpreted at run-time as if the contents of
      * the link had been substituted into the path being followed to find a
-     * file or directory.
+     * file or directory. On some operating systems like
+     * {@code Microsoft Windows} only ceratain versions support symbolic
+     * link concept with limitation of {@code 32} symbolic links inside
+     * each directory. Windows versions before {@code Windows Vista} do not
+     * support symbolic links at all in which case the
+     * {@code UnsupportedOperationException} exception is thrown.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * Symbolic links may contain {@code ..}  path components, which
@@ -237,7 +242,12 @@
      * <p>
      * Symbolic  links  are  interpreted at run-time as if the contents of
      * the link had been substituted into the path being followed to find a
-     * file or directory.
+     * file or directory. On some operating systems like
+     * {@code Microsoft Windows} only ceratain versions support symbolic
+     * link concept with limitation of {@code 32} symbolic links inside
+     * each directory. Windows versions before {@code Windows Vista} do not
+     * support symbolic links at all in which case the
+     * {@code UnsupportedOperationException} exception is thrown.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * Symbolic links may contain {@code ..}  path components, which