[HIVE-996] "describe function" throws NPE when when called on UDTF or UDAF

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.5.0
• Component/s: Query Processor
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Tags: UDTF UDAF describe
• Assignee: Carl Steinbach
• Reporter: Carl Steinbach
• Created: 18/Dec/09 01:37
• Updated: 17/Dec/11 00:05
• Resolved: 07/Jan/10 02:59

Description

hive> describe function explode;
describe function explode;
FAILED: Error in metadata: java.lang.NullPointerException
FAILED: Execution Error, return code 1 from org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.DDLTask
hive> describe function sum;
describe function sum;
FAILED: Error in metadata: java.lang.NullPointerException
FAILED: Execution Error, return code 1 from org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.DDLTask
hive> describe function conv;
describe function conv;
OK
conv(num, from_base, to_base) - convert num from from_base to to_base
Time taken: 0.042 seconds