Hey hive gurus - Is the "builtins" hive submodule in use? The submodule was added in HIVE-2523 as a location for builtin-UDFs, but it appears to not have taken off. Any objections to removing it?
DETAILS For HIVE-4278 I'm making some build changes for the HCatalog integration. The "builtins" submodule causes issues because it delays building until the packaging phase - so HCatalog can't depend on builtins, which it does transitively. While investigating a path forward I discovered the "builtins" submodule contains very little code, and likely could either go away entirely or merge into "ql", simplifying things both for users and developers. Thoughts? Can anyone with context help me understand "builtins", both in general and around its non-standard build? For your trouble I'll either make the submodule go away/merge into another submodule, or update the docs with what we learn. Thanks! Travis
