[HADOOP-437] support gzip input files

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.6.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Michel Tourn
• Created: 09/Aug/06 23:18
• Updated: 08/Jul/09 17:05
• Resolved: 28/Aug/06 21:33

Description

To specify that line-oriented input is in gzip format:
-jobconf stream.recordreader.compression=gzip

Effect:
1. FileSplit are forced to be whole files
2. A GZIPInputStream filter is applied in the RecordReader