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Bertalan Kondrat commented on HIVE-18186: ----------------------------------------- [~vihangk1] no, because this assert will never fail, but it should every time when it reached. probably the author wanted to write: {code:java} assertTrue("Exception not thrown", *false*); {code} instead of: {code:java} assertTrue("Exception not thrown", *true*); {code} > Fix wrong assertion in TestHiveMetaStoreAlterColumnPar test > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HIVE-18186 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-18186 > Project: Hive > Issue Type: Test > Components: Test > Reporter: Bertalan Kondrat > Assignee: Bertalan Kondrat > Priority: Minor > Attachments: HIVE-18186.patch > > > HIVE-17942 introduced new test {{TestHiveMetaStoreAlterColumnPar}}, but it > uses wrong assertion, and this way it absorbs all exception. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.4.14#64029)