I think it is useful to have a buildable 3.x release. I think we can have a release that fixes the build issues without fixing the Sentry issues. The Apache Sentry project has been retired, and those fixes are not forthcoming.
Thanks, Joe On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 6:52 PM Quanlong Huang <huangquanl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to do a maintenance release for the 3.x branch. The 3.4.0 release > is not compilable (need the patch of IMPALA-9815). We still have users on > Impala 3.4 since they can't upgrade their Hive versions. It'd be nice to > have a buildable release for 3.4. > > We previously discussed 3.4.1 at this thread: > https://lists.apache.org/thread/6g99yxjwfm9tl5wkw45ktq88tk9nns39 > Unfortunately, I don't have time to fix the Sentry issues (IMPALA-10326 & > IMPALA-10130). We can target them in 3.4.2 or 3.5 branches. > > The 3.x branch is currently buildable and only has bug fixes other than > branch-3.4.0. I propose creating the 3.4.1 branch based on the HEAD of 3.x > and I volunteer to manage the release of 3.4.1. Please speak up and let the > community know your ideas, especially any bug fixes that you want to > backport to 3.4.1. All feedback is welcome! > > PS This is not a VOTE thread but only a DISCUSS thread. > > Thanks, > Quanlong >
