java.nio.file.Path support incomplete

[benson-basis]

Just as the subject says.

I'll make a patch for this.

[benson-basis]

Note: the existing class is broken, as it only supports the default file system.

[cowtowncoder]

Broken is such a strong word... I'd say limited. :-D

Thanks for the patch, will merge it, and simplify some parts (no need to deprecate existing class as it's renamed version of one from 2.7, so technically new)

[bimargulies]

I wrote broken based on trying something with a much older version :-). I agree, of course, with your characterization. Do I have any hope of a 2.7.x?

[cowtowncoder]

@bimargulies heh. Broken works as characterisation too.

For 2.7 I can probably cherry-pick something... just need to be more careful. If you want to take a stab that might be fastest.

[bimargulies]

When are you thinking that 2.8.0 might appear? If it's soon, I don't need a 2.7.x solution.

[cowtowncoder]

@bimargulies really hoping to nail n+1 odds & ends to get 2.8.0.rc1 out soon. Soon here means within 2-3 weeks. And depending on how greedy I am, doing rcs for 2-4 weeks more. There's reasonable chance rc1 will arrive no later than 2.7.5 would; 2.7.4 seems stable enough to last for longer than previous patches.