[MAPREDUCE-1122] streaming with custom input format does not support the new API

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 0.20.1
• Component/s: contrib/streaming

Environment

any OS

• Hadoop Flags: Incompatible change
• Assignee: Amareshwari Sriramadasu
• Reporter: Kevin D Jackson
• Created: 19/Oct/09 20:35
• Updated: 08/Dec/13 09:12

Description

When trying to implement a custom input format for use with streaming, I have found that streaming does not support the new API, org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.InputFormat, but requires the old API, org.apache.hadoop.mapred.InputFormat.

Issue Links

• is blocked by: MAPREDUCE-1905 Context.setStatus() and progress() api are ignored
• relates to: MAPREDUCE-3619 Change streaming code to use new mapreduce api.