Hi
I submit the Apache CarbonData 1.5.2 (RC2) for your vote. 1.Release Notes: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12320220&version=12344321 Some key features and improvements in this release: 1. Presto Enhancements like supporting Hive metastore and stabilising existing Presto features 2. Supported Range sort for faster data loading and improved point query performance. 3. Supported Compaction for no-sort loaded segments 4. Supported rename of column names 5. Supported GZIP compressor for CarbonData files. 6. Supported map data type from DDL. [Behavior Changes] 1. If user doesn’t specify sort columns during table creation, default sort scope is set to no-sort during data loading 2. The tag to be voted upon : apache-carbondata-1.5.2-rc2 (commit: 9e0ff5e4c06fecd2dc9253d6e02093f123f2e71b) https://github.com/apache/carbondata/releases/tag/apache-carbondata-1.5.2-rc <https://github.com/apache/carbondata/releases/tag/apache-carbondata-1.5.2-rc2> 2 3. The artifacts to be voted on are located here: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/carbondata/1.5.2-rc2/ 4. A staged Maven repository is available for review at: https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecarbondata-1038/ 5. Release artifacts are signed with the following key: *https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/raghunandan.asc* Please vote on releasing this package as Apache CarbonData 1.5.2, The vote will be open for the next 72 hours and passes if a majority of at least three +1 PMC votes are cast. [ ] +1 Release this package as Apache CarbonData 1.5.2 [ ] 0 I don't feel strongly about it, but I'm okay with the release [ ] -1 Do not release this package because... Regards, Raghunandan.