hidataplus commented on code in PR #13497: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/13497#discussion_r2227878351
########## hive-metastore/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hive/HiveCatalog.java: ########## @@ -221,9 +230,20 @@ public boolean dropTable(TableIdentifier identifier, boolean purge) { TableOperations ops = newTableOps(identifier); TableMetadata lastMetadata = null; - if (purge) { + + LOG.info("deleteTableRootDir: {}", this.deleteTableRootDir); + boolean externalTablePurge = false; + boolean gcEnabled = false; + + if (purge || this.deleteTableRootDir) { Review Comment: > Why do we delete the table root directory if the `purge` is `false`? Is this the expected behavior? purge is keyword. in spark3.5, you should use "drop table icebergTable purge" but in hive4, you just use "drop table icebergTable" , this will make use confusing. we hope make same sql to avoid problem. ps. when create iceberg table in hive4 ,it will create a external table, and will add atribute "external.table.purge=true", and when drop this iceberg table ,it will delete table root path. if "external.table.purge=false", it will not delete table root path. so we use -- 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