[HADOOP-9746] DistributedCache.addFileToClassPath assumes Path has no authority nor protocol set

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0-alpha
• Component/s: filecache
• Assignee: Omkar Vinit Joshi
• Reporter: Mateusz Fedoryszak
• Created: 18/Jul/13 17:23
• Updated: 18/Jul/13 22:34

Description

DistributedCache.addFileToClassPath assumes a Path passed as a parameter has no authority nor protocol set. When it does it silently fails to add a file to the classpath. It is nowhere documented. It can be easily fixed by substituting file.toString() call with file.toUri().getPath()