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Robert Scholte commented on MNG-6444: ------------------------------------- Quite some interfaces use File, which would mean transforming Path to File (pass it to a method) to Path (and include null-checks). So removing all `new File` appearances seems too ambitious. With default methods such transformations might become easier. But I agree, let's do a first sweep and replace the obvious improvements. > Internal code should prefer Path over File > ------------------------------------------ > > Key: MNG-6444 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6444 > Project: Maven > Issue Type: Task > Reporter: Robert Scholte > Assignee: Robert Scholte > Priority: Minor > Labels: requires-java8 > > Goal is to replace all '{{new File(}}' appearances with Path / Paths -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)