rocco408 commented on code in PR #11419: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/11419#discussion_r1841387395
########## core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/schema/UnionByNameVisitor.java: ########## @@ -163,8 +164,7 @@ private void updateColumn(Types.NestedField field, Types.NestedField existingFie String fullName = partnerSchema.findColumnName(existingField.fieldId()); boolean needsOptionalUpdate = field.isOptional() && existingField.isRequired(); - boolean needsTypeUpdate = - field.type().isPrimitiveType() && !field.type().equals(existingField.type()); + boolean needsTypeUpdate = !compatibleType(field.type(), existingField.type()); Review Comment: Good catch, we included this in the latest update, it's included in the helper method. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@iceberg.apache.org