Hi all, We still have users on the 3.x branch since they can't upgrade their Hive to newer versions. It's reported that the 3.4.1 release is not compilable now (IMPALA-12755). It'd be nice to have a buildable release for 3.4.
I propose doing a maintenance release of 3.4.2 to fix the build issue and I volunteer to manage the release of it. It can branch out based on the HEAD of 3.4.1. We can also add some fixes (some are already in 3.x): - IMPALA-11296: Fix infinite loop when reading orc files - IMPALA-11444: Fix wrong results when reading wide rows from ORC - IMPALA-12102: Avoid memory leaks in the handling of JNI exceptions - IMPALA-11406: Fix incorrect duration log for authorization Optional items: - Backport RPM/DEB packaging support (IMPALA-10262) so it's easier to distribute Impala. - Backport script changes to support building on Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04 (IMPALA-10007). I tried a branch like this: https://github.com/stiga-huang/impala/commits/branch-3.4.2 It passed the CORE tests: https://jenkins.impala.io/job/ubuntu-16.04-from-scratch/19973/ Please speak up and let the community know your ideas, especially any bug fixes that you want to backport to 3.4.2. All feedback is welcome! PS This is not a VOTE thread but only a DISCUSS thread. Thanks, Quanlong
