Mmm...
Like this ?
<property>
<name>dfs.support.append</name>
<value>false</value>
<description>Does HDFS allow appends to files?
This is currently set to false because there are bugs in the
"append code" and is not supported in any prodction cluster.
</description>
</property>
It's there already.
- milind
On Jan 28, 2011, at 10:49 AM, Ian Holsman wrote:
> Hey guys.
>
> I was speaking to some people a couple of nights ago, and we came up with an
> idea about it (which I'm sure has been mentioned before so apologies
> beforehand).
>
> could we make append a configuration option. either at build or at run time.
>
> that way we could let alot of the hbase users run off the same codebase and
> not have them patch it themselves.
>
> sure.. we will still have the same testing issues, and debates on if it is
> stable or properly tested.. we can put big warning messages in the
> documentation on when people should be using it.. but at least they could get
> a regular build
> and run it.
>
> so.. the question to the experts.. can the append patch be made into a
> configuration option such that if people don't have it enabled it won't
> affect them.
>
> Thanks for listening
>
> --ian
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