RussellSpitzer commented on code in PR #15630: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15630#discussion_r3276588816
########## format/spec.md: ########## @@ -1647,6 +1733,30 @@ The binary single-value serialization can be used to store the lower and upper b ## Appendix E: Format version changes +### Version 4 + +Relative path support is added in v4. + +Reading v3 metadata for v4: + +* All location fields are fully-qualified paths and interpreted as absolute paths for v4 +* Any location field without a uri scheme prefix must prepend a scheme component consistent with v4 absolute paths + +Writing v4 metadata: + +* Table metadata JSON: + * `location` is now optional and must be absolute when present + * When not present, the table location must be managed externally and provided when loading the metadata Review Comment: should we just say catalog here? Or do we want to leave this open? -- 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]
