--- old/src/share/classes/sun/nio/fs/Util.java	Tue Mar 22 20:39:03 2011
+++ new/src/share/classes/sun/nio/fs/Util.java	Tue Mar 22 20:39:02 2011
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package sun.nio.fs;
 
 import java.util.*;
+import java.nio.file.*;
 
 /**
  * Utility methods
@@ -80,4 +81,21 @@
         }
         return set;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if symbolic links should be followed
+     */
+    static boolean followLinks(LinkOption... options) {
+        boolean followLinks = true;
+        for (LinkOption option: options) {
+            if (option == LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS) {
+                followLinks = false;    
+            } if (option == null) {
+                throw new NullPointerException();
+            } else {
+                throw new AssertionError("Should not get here");
+            }
+        }
+        return followLinks;
+    }
 }