Index: java/io/File.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/java/io/File.java,v
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -r1.21 File.java
--- java/io/File.java	29 Nov 2002 18:41:04 -0000	1.21
+++ java/io/File.java	12 Feb 2003 21:24:53 -0000
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@
   if (path == null)
     throw new NullPointerException("File name is null");
 
-  if (!PlatformHelper.isRootDirectory(path))
-    while (PlatformHelper.endWithSeparator(path))
+  while (!PlatformHelper.isRootDirectory(path)
+	 && PlatformHelper.endWithSeparator(path))
       path = PlatformHelper.removeTailSeparator(path);
 }