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Jens Geyer resolved THRIFT-5153.
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Fix Version/s: 0.14.0
Resolution: Won't Fix
The idea is about compatibility here. We want to keep byte for compatibility
but also inform aboiut the better alternative.
> Deprecate byte
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> Key: THRIFT-5153
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-5153
> Project: Thrift
> Issue Type: Wish
> Components: Compiler (General)
> Reporter: Zezeng Wang
> Assignee: Jens Geyer
> Priority: Major
> Fix For: 0.14.0
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> When use *byte* in .thrift file, it will throw *WARNING: The "byte" type is a
> compatibility alias for "i8". Use "i8" to emphasize the signedness of this
> type.*
> It looks ambiguous. Since byte will cause ambiguity, it is better to discard
> it completely.
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