Index: FileUtil.java
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/src/org/openide/filesystems/FileUtil.java,v
retrieving revision 1.127
diff -u -r1.127 FileUtil.java
--- FileUtil.java	1 Nov 2004 10:17:24 -0000	1.127
+++ FileUtil.java	23 Nov 2004 13:43:52 -0000
@@ -956,14 +956,15 @@
      * @since 4.48
      */
     public static File normalizeFile(File file) {
+        File retFile;
         if ((Utilities.isWindows () || (Utilities.getOperatingSystem () == Utilities.OS_OS2))) {
-            file = normalizeFileOnWindows(file);
+            retFile = normalizeFileOnWindows(file);
         } else if (Utilities.getOperatingSystem() == Utilities.OS_MAC) {
-            file = normalizeFileOnMac(file);
+            retFile = normalizeFileOnMac(file);
         } else {
-            file = normalizeFileOnUnixAlike(file);
+            retFile = normalizeFileOnUnixAlike(file);
         }
-        return file;
+        return file.equals(retFile) ? file : retFile;
     }
 
     private static File normalizeFileOnUnixAlike(File file) {