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stack updated HADOOP-2370: -------------------------- Resolution: Fixed Status: Resolved (was: Patch Available) I tried it. If you specify -1 for MAX_VERSIONS, after creation, describing table shows Integer.MAX_VALUE. Committed. Resolving. Thanks for the patch Edward. > [hbase] Allow column families with an unlimited number of versions > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: HADOOP-2370 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-2370 > Project: Hadoop > Issue Type: Improvement > Affects Versions: 0.16.0 > Reporter: Bryan Duxbury > Assignee: Edward Yoon > Priority: Trivial > Fix For: 0.16.0 > > Attachments: 2370.patch > > > For some applications, you'll want to be able to create column families that > never eliminate their old version, essentially keeping a permanent record. We > should support this option when creating a table, or if it already exists, it > should be documented. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.