[Mono-bugs] [Bug 53035][Min] New - Path.GetDirectoryName ends with a separator character

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Changed by dave-mono@earth.li.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=53035

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+Bug#: 53035
+Product: Mono/Class Libraries
+Version: unspecified
+OS: 
+OS Details: 
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Minor
+Component: CORLIB
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: dave-mono@earth.li               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: Path.GetDirectoryName ends with a separator character
+
+Description of Problem:
+
+Path.GetDirectoryName ends with a separator character. 
+In fact there is code that explicitly adds one if there is not one at the
+end of the string it is returning. However the spec says:
+
+  "The string returned by this method consists of all characters in the
+   path up to but excluding the last DirectorySeparatorChar or 
+   AltDirectorySeparatorChar character."
+
+Steps to reproduce the problem:
+1. 
+Console.WriteLine(Path.GetDirectoryName("/etc/hostname"));
+
+Actual Results:
+/etc/
+
+Expected Results:
+/etc
+
+Additional Information:
+
+This might affect the functioning of existing code, so is quite an
+important change.