1.1 --- a/openide.util/test/unit/src/org/openide/util/test/TestFileUtils.java	Sun Nov 22 11:34:19 2009 +0100
     1.2 +++ b/openide.util/test/unit/src/org/openide/util/test/TestFileUtils.java	Mon Nov 23 16:32:40 2009 -0500
     1.3 @@ -157,7 +157,14 @@
     1.4          if (ref != null) {
     1.5              older = Math.max(older, ref.lastModified());
     1.6          }
     1.7 -        for (long pause = 1; pause < 9999; pause *= 2) {
     1.8 +        int maxPause = 9999;
     1.9 +        /* XXX consider this (as yet untested):
    1.10 +        long curr = System.currentTimeMillis();
    1.11 +        if (older > curr + maxPause) {
    1.12 +            throw new IllegalArgumentException("reference too far into the future, by " + (older - curr) + "msec");
    1.13 +        }
    1.14 +         */
    1.15 +        for (long pause = 1; pause < maxPause; pause *= 2) {
    1.16              Thread.sleep(pause);
    1.17              f.setLastModified(System.currentTimeMillis() + 1);  // plus 1 needed for FileObject tests (initially FO lastModified is set to currentTimeMillis)
    1.18              if (f.lastModified() > older) {