File.java (File(String, String)): For dirPath, treat an empty String the same as `null'.

2000-02-27  Bryce McKinlay  <bryce@albatross.co.nz>

       * java/io/File.java (File(String, String)): For dirPath, treat an
       empty String the same as `null'.

From-SVN: r32217

libjava/ChangeLog

+2000-02-27  Bryce McKinlay  <bryce@albatross.co.nz>
+
+	* java/io/File.java (File(String, String)): For dirPath, treat an
+	empty String the same as `null'.
+
 2000-02-26  Anthony Green  <green@cygnus.com>
 
 	* gnu/gcj/io/MimeTypes.java: Test for null.

libjava/java/io/File.java

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class File implements Serializable
   {
     if (name == null)
       throw new NullPointerException ();
-    if (dirPath != null)
+    if (dirPath != null && dirPath.length() > 0)
       {
 	// Try to be smart about the number of separator characters.
 	if (dirPath.charAt(dirPath.length() - 1) == separatorChar)