On the dev mailing list, Harsh pointed out that there is another join
related package:
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/hadoop/common/trunk/hadoop-mapreduce-project/hadoop-mapreduce-client/hadoop-mapreduce-client-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/mapreduce/lib/join/

This seems to be available in 2.x and trunk. Could you check if this
provides functionality you require - so we at least know there is new API
support in later versions ?

Thanks
Hemanth
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 7:45 PM, Hemanth Yamijala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> No. I didn't find any reference to a working sample. I also didn't find
> any JIRA that asks for a migration of this package to the new API. Not sure
> why. I have asked on the dev list.
>
> Thanks
> hemanth
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Michael Forage <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>  Thanks Hemanth****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I appreciate your response****
>>
>> Did you find any working example of it in use? It looks to me like I’d
>> still be tied to the old API****
>>
>> Thanks****
>>
>> Mike****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* Hemanth Yamijala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> *Sent:* 14 January 2013 05:08
>> *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> *Subject:* Re: Compile error using contrib.utils.join package with new
>> mapreduce API****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Hi,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> The datajoin package has a class called DataJoinJob (
>> http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/stable/api/org/apache/hadoop/contrib/utils/join/DataJoinJob.html
>> )****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I think using this will help you get around the issue you are facing.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> From the source, this is the command line usage of the class:****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> usage: DataJoinJob inputdirs outputdir map_input_file_format  numofParts
>> mapper_class reducer_class map_output_value_class output_value_class
>> [maxNumOfValuesPerGroup [descriptionOfJob]]]****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Internally the class uses the old API to set the mapper and reducer
>> passed as arguments above.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Thanks****
>>
>> hemanth****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Michael Forage <
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:****
>>
>> Hi****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> I’m using Hadoop 1.0.4 and using the hadoop.mapreduce API having problems
>> compiling a simple class to implement a reduce-side data join of 2 files.
>> ****
>>
>> I’m trying to do this using contrib.utils.join and in Eclipse it all
>> compiles fine other than:****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> job.*setMapperClass*(MapClass.*class*);****
>>
>>       job.*setReducerClass*(Reduce.*class*);****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> …which both complain that the referenced class no longer extends either
>> Mapper<> or Reducer<>****
>>
>> It’s my understanding that for what they should instead extend DataJoinMapperBase
>> and DataJoinReducerBase in order ****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Have searched for a solution everywhere  but unfortunately, all the
>> examples I can find are based on the deprecated mapred API.****
>>
>> Assuming this package actually works with the new API, can anyone offer
>> any advice?****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Complete compile errors:****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> The method setMapperClass(Class<? extends Mapper>) in the type Job is not
>> applicable for the arguments (Class<DataJoin.MapClass>)****
>>
>> The method setReducerClass(Class<? extends Reducer>) in the type Job is
>> not applicable for the arguments (Class<DataJoin.Reduce>)****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> …and the code…****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> *package* JoinTest;****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> *import* java.io.DataInput;****
>>
>> *import* java.io.DataOutput;****
>>
>> *import* java.io.IOException;****
>>
>> *import* java.util.Iterator;****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> *import* org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;****
>>
>> *import* org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configured;****
>>
>> *import* org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;****
>>
>> *import* org.apache.hadoop.io.LongWritable;****
>>
>> *import* org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;****
>>
>> *import* org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;****