Ivan Mitic created HADOOP-8493:
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Summary: Extend Path with Path#toFile() and Path(File) to better
support path cross-platform differences
Key: HADOOP-8493
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-8493
Project: Hadoop Common
Issue Type: Bug
Components: fs
Reporter: Ivan Mitic
Assignee: Ivan Mitic
Priority: Minor
In Hadoop, Path object is used to represent both local and remote (for example
DFS) paths. In some scenarios, Path's path is passed on directly to the
operating system shell. As seen in
[MAPREDUCE-4321|https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-4321], the path
returned from the Path object is not necessary a valid shell path. By providing
{{Path#toFile()}} and {{Path(File)}}, we will provide means by which people can
do the right thing if they follow certain rules. However, as noted in comments
for MAPREDUCE-4321, this does not provide any guaranties that someone won't
unknowingly do it wrong in the future, but it is still a step forward.
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