The ctor is used in TestHBaseSerDe.java So maybe change it to package private ?
On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, kulkarni.swar...@gmail.com < kulkarni.swar...@gmail.com> wrote: > While going through some code for HBase/Hive Integration, I came across > this constructor: > > public HBaseSerDe() throws SerDeException { > > } > > Basically, the constructor is doing nothing but throwing an exception. > Problem is fixing this now will be a non-passive change. > > I couldn't really find an obvious reason for this to be there. Are there > any objections if I file a JIRA to remove this constructor? > -- > Swarnim >