[HADOOP-7997] SequenceFile.createWriter(...createParent...) no longer works on existing file

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.23.1
• Component/s: io
• Target Version/s: 0.23.1
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Gregory Chanan
• Reporter: Gregory Chanan
• Created: 26/Jan/12 22:28
• Updated: 08/Feb/12 02:08
• Resolved: 08/Feb/12 02:08

Description

SequenceFile.createWriter no longer works on an existing file, because old version specified OVEWRITE by default and new version does not. This breaks some HBase tests.

Tested against trunk.

Patch with test to follow.