[HADOOP-5111] Generic mapreduce classes cannot be used with Job::set* methods

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.20.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.20.0
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Christopher Douglas
• Reporter: Christopher Douglas
• Created: 23/Jan/09 00:27
• Updated: 08/Jul/09 16:53
• Resolved: 28/Feb/09 01:36

Description

The set* methods on a Job take Class instances whose parameterized type is an unbounded type (e.g. Class<? extends RawComparator<?>>). Attempting to pass a Class whose parameterized types are not explicit will cause compile-time errors, as in HADOOP-5065.