All- If you've been using the new DateLexicoder in 1.6, please be aware of this issue: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ACCUMULO-3385
In essence, the DateLexicoder serializes dates incorrectly, which causes dates before 1970 to sort after all other dates. If you've been using the DateLexicoder, please be aware of the issue. You should avoid using this Lexicoder until 1.6.2 and instead use the LongLexicoder.encode(Date.getTime()) and new Date(LongLexicoder.decode(bytes)) if you want to get the correct sort behavior. If, instead, you'd prefer to keep the same (buggy) behavior, you'll want to do the same, but with the ULongLexicoder instead. (You may wish for this option if you've written lots of data which would be cumbersome to re-write or you have some dependency on the buggy behavior.) -- Christopher L Tubbs II http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii
