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Steve Loughran commented on HADOOP-6479: ---------------------------------------- This patch uses {{assertEquals()}} over {{assertTrue(before.equals(afterX))}}; should be more meaningful > TestUTF8 assertions could fail with better text > ------------------------------------------------ > > Key: HADOOP-6479 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-6479 > Project: Hadoop Common > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: test > Affects Versions: 0.22.0 > Reporter: Steve Loughran > Assignee: Steve Loughran > Priority: Minor > Attachments: HADOOP-6479.patch > > > My HADOOP-6220 patch failed on Hudson with an error TestUTF8, but not one > that is in any way useful: > {code} > Error Message: null > Stacktrace: > junit.framework.AssertionFailedError: null > at org.apache.hadoop.io.TestUTF8.testIO(TestUTF8.java:80) > {code} > The tests should use better assertions for easier diagnostics -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.