[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-778?page=comments#action_12456209 ] Sanjay Dahiya commented on HADOOP-778: --------------------------------------
Doug: I didn't run tests with this, also we don't need it anymore with the new glob format spec. I agree that one must query the filesystem to determine the file type. The original issue in this case was to determine user's intention with a path from jobConf.getInputPaths(). > Path.toString() should retain trailing '/' if passed in constructor > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HADOOP-778 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-778 > Project: Hadoop > Issue Type: Bug > Components: fs > Reporter: Sanjay Dahiya > > Does it break something if Path retains trailing '/' if passed in constructor > and returns it back in toString() ? > Looking at Path.toString() JobClient wont have a way of knowing which Paths > were intended to be directories and not files, in the context of globbed > regex ( HADOOP-619 ). -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
