[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-778?page=comments#action_12455432 ] Owen O'Malley commented on HADOOP-778: --------------------------------------
I think this is a bad direction. Users get very confused about this kind of semantics since it is very non-standard on unix. I've had to explain the rsync rules to a LOT of people. *sigh* -1 > 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
