[HADOOP-4293] Remove WritableJobConf

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.19.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.19.0
• Hadoop Flags: Incompatible change
• Release Note: Made Configuration Writable and rename the old write method to writeXml.
• Assignee: Owen O'Malley
• Reporter: Owen O'Malley
• Created: 26/Sep/08 17:58
• Updated: 08/Jul/09 16:53
• Resolved: 29/Sep/08 22:37

Description

The new class WritableJobConf doesn't add value over just making JobConf Writable, and I propose that we remove it before it is released.