Name: rmT116609 Date: 03/06/2003


A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
Modify FileSystemPreferencesFactory:

a) so that it can be initialized with a specific location of the directories for the system root and for the user roots (presumably read from the environment)

b) make it available for all Java supported platforms, including Linux, UNIX, and Windows.

JUSTIFICATION :
We are working on military systems which have specific requirements for the location of user preference data. Additionally, there is an occasional need for users to be able to access the preferences (to correct error situation preventing the user from accesing the application). While we can imagine accessing preference data in a file, we can not imagine asking users to make changes in the Windows registry. Finally, having a file based preferences makes it much easier to debug problems remotely because the user can e-mail the preference file.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
Ability to store preferences to a specific location on all platforms.


(Review ID: 182195)
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