Index: ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/DDLTask.java =================================================================== --- ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/DDLTask.java (revision 927179) +++ ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/DDLTask.java (working copy) @@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ try { Deserializer d = SerDeUtils.lookupDeserializer(serdeName); if (d != null) { - System.out.println("Found class for " + serdeName); + System.err.println("Found class for " + serdeName); } } catch (SerDeException e) { throw new HiveException("Cannot validate serde: " + serdeName, e);