[Mono-bugs] [Bug 53260][Nor] Changed - System.Environment.GetFolderPath Throws Exceptions

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Changed by spouliot@videotron.ca.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=53260

--- shadow/53260	2004-01-23 13:27:45.000000000 -0500
+++ shadow/53260.tmp.9780	2004-02-10 08:42:53.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Bug#: 53260
 Product: Mono/Class Libraries
 Version: unspecified
-OS: 
+OS: unknown
 OS Details: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
 Status: NEW   
 Resolution: 
 Severity: Unknown
 Priority: Normal
 Component: CORLIB
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
 ReportedBy: jconley@winfessor.com               
 QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
 TargetMilestone: ---
 URL: 
 Cc: 
 Summary: System.Environment.GetFolderPath Throws Exceptions
+BugsThisDependsOn: 50532
 
 Description of Problem:
 The System.Environment.GetFolderPath() method throws 
 ArgumentNullExceptions in Windows.  GetFolderPath is very useful for 
 finding places to put temporary files.
 
@@ -92,6 +93,15 @@
 How often does this happen? 
 Every Time
 
 Additional Information:
 This seems to work just fine on Linux.  Paths that do not exist on that 
 platform simply return an empty string.
+
+------- Additional Comments From spouliot@videotron.ca  2004-02-10 08:42 -------
+The ArgumentNullException is due to the fact that the HOME environment
+variable isn't defined under Windows by default (except in cygwin).
+
+Path.Combine throw the exception because it receive a null parameter
+(which is normal).
+
+This is detailled in #50532 with a proposed patch.