Bug 40084

mkcolMethod returns a 301 (Moved Permanently) if there is no trailing slash
(tested with Apache 2.2.2 mod_dav) on the directory provided.  However,
WebdavResource.mkcolMethod() does not propagate "followRedirects" so that this
301 is handled.

The following simple patch fixes the issue:

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Index: clientlib/src/java/org/apache/webdav/lib/WebdavResource.java
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--- clientlib/src/java/org/apache/webdav/lib/WebdavResource.java       
(revision 423268)
+++ clientlib/src/java/org/apache/webdav/lib/WebdavResource.java        (working
copy)
@@ -4156,6 +4156,7 @@

         setClient();
         MkcolMethod method = new MkcolMethod(URIUtil.encodePath(path));
+        method.setFollowRedirects(this.followRedirects);

         generateIfHeader(method);
         generateTransactionHeader(method);