The Position Deletes With Row (PDWR) feature, originally introduced in the Iceberg V2 specification, has been deprecated in V3.
Following the discussion in the previous thread [1], we propose deprecating PDWR in the Java implementation starting with the Iceberg 1.11.0 release. We plan to remove PDWR support entirely from the Java implementation beginning with Iceberg 1.12.0. While PDWR will remain part of the V2 spec, the Java implementation will no longer write PDWR delete files. It will only support reading the position and file name columns from previously created delete files or those generated by other engines. For reference, the proposed changes are available here [2]. Please cast your vote. Thanks, Peter [1] - https://lists.apache.org/thread/8jw6pb2vq3ghmdqf1yvy8n5n6gg1fq5s [2] - https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14045
