[MAPREDUCE-941] vaidya script calls awk instead of nawk

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Trivial
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.21.0

Environment

Solaris

• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Chad Metcalf
• Reporter: Allen Wittenauer
• Created: 31/Aug/09 19:43
• Updated: 24/Aug/10 21:15
• Resolved: 18/Sep/09 14:34

Description

The vaidya script uses this construction:

awk 'BEGIN

{ RS = "" ; FS = "\n" }

;

{ print $1 }

'

Under "old awk", this fails. Under "new awk", this works. Depending upon the OS, awk may point to either old or new awk. In the Solaris case, awk defaults to oawk.