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diff --git a/htsworkflow/pipelines/eland.py b/htsworkflow/pipelines/eland.py
index bdbe5758eb2ef59319d13151d169c91c9aacf04d..edd9036336f3972c52a222187c2884a42563c009 100644 (file)
--- a/htsworkflow/pipelines/eland.py
+++ b/htsworkflow/pipelines/eland.py
@@ -127,8 +127,10 @@ class ElandLane(object):
             if groups is None:
                 match_codes[fields[2]] += 1
             else:
-                # when there are too many hit, eland writes a - where
-                # it would have put the list of hits
+                # when there are too many hit, eland  writes a - where
+                # it would have put the list of hits.
+                # or in a different version of eland, it just leaves
+                # that column blank, and only outputs 3 fields.     
                 if len(fields) < 4 or fields[3] == '-':
                   continue
                 zero_mismatches = int(groups.group(1))