[MAPREDUCE-236] mapred.jar property in a job configuration file handles only absolute path into the local file system

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Assignee: Owen O'Malley
• Reporter: Thomas Friol
• Created: 06/Sep/06 06:57
• Updated: 16/Jan/12 10:00
• Resolved: 16/Jan/12 10:00

Description

Why does this property does not handle URL ?
I think it could be more comfortable to specify the URL of a jar instead of an absolute path in the local file system.
It also could be great to be able to specify a path relative to the job configuration file.

WDYT ?