}
indexFile.createNewFile();
FSDataOutputStream output = FileSystem.getLocal(conf).getRaw().append(
new Path(indexFile.getAbsolutePath()));
Checksum crc = new PureJavaCrc32();
crc.reset();
CheckedOutputStream chk = new CheckedOutputStream(output, crc);
String msg = "Writing new index file. This file will be used only " +
"for the testing.";
chk.write(Arrays.copyOf(msg.getBytes(),
MapTask.MAP_OUTPUT_INDEX_RECORD_LENGTH));