ByteBaker opened a new issue, #6435: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/issues/6435
**Which part is this question about** The method `parquet::file::metadata::FileMetaData::num_rows` returns `i64`. But intuitively, this would never be negative and should be unsigned through and through. Oddly enough [the spec](https://parquet.apache.org/docs/file-format/metadata/) also uses `i64` which seems wrong. This is also for other values such as `num_children`. Even the [thrift definition](https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/blob/master/src/main/thrift/parquet.thrift) is using signed types. Is this something fundamentally wrong, and should be changed everywhere, or is there a rationale to this that I'm missing? -- 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]
