wypoon commented on code in PR #15630: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15630#discussion_r3139672099
########## format/spec.md: ########## @@ -168,6 +188,35 @@ All columns must be written to data files even if they introduce redundancy with Writers are not allowed to commit files with a partition spec that contains a field with an unknown transform. +### Paths in Metadata + +Path strings stored in Iceberg metadata files are classified as one of two types: + +* **Absolute path** -- A path string that includes a [URI scheme](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986#section-3.1) (e.g., `s3:`, `gs:`, `hdfs:`, `file:`). Absolute paths are used as-is without modification. Review Comment: I think that it is natural to read the parenthetical "e.g." next to the "URI scheme" link as giving examples of scheme; whereas you intend the examples to be of the path string. Can we word it in a less ambiguous way? -- 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: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
