danielcweeks commented on code in PR #15630: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15630#discussion_r3120439943
########## format/spec.md: ########## @@ -1637,6 +1686,30 @@ The binary single-value serialization can be used to store the lower and upper b ## Appendix E: Format version changes +### Version 4 + +Relative path support is added in v4. + +Reading v3 metadata for v4: + +* All location fields are treated as absolute paths +* Any location field without a uri scheme prefix must prepend a scheme component consistent with v4 Review Comment: The definition of "Absolute Path" is not retroactive to v3. It only applies to v4+. All we're saying is in the rare event that you have v3- metadata, which requires all paths be absolute, that you make sure they are compliant with the v4 definition of Absolute Path. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
