As of right now, thanks to Andrew Purtell, such a thing is possible: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1004
Hadoop 0.19 was just released yesterday, so no longer required to use an RC or branch checkout of hadoop on hbase trunk. JG > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Sell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: improvements in 0.18? > > Oh yes. the changelog.. > I'd love to be using hbase 0.19.0 when it's out, but we're being > conservative about hadoop upgrades. I assume it's not possible to > compile > hbase 0.19.0 with hadoop 0.18.2? > > thanks > ~Tim. > > 2008/11/24 stack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Handling of binary keys, an experimental transactional hbase and a > bunch of > > critical bug fixes is the short answer. For more detail, you'll have > to > > read the CHANGES.txt (thats that I just did -- smile). > > > > If you can, wait on 0.19.0 hbase, a week or two more I'd say, it'll > have > > performance improvements that you'd likely be interested in. > > > > Good on you Tim, > > St.Ack > > > > > > > > > > Tim Sell wrote: > > > >> I haven't been following the progress as much as I'd like. > >> We're using hbase 0.2.1 at the moment, and wondering what are the > major > >> improvements in 0.18? > >> Is the better batching of bulk row updates included? Does that cover > when > >> using map reduce as input/output as well? Has there been any major > bug fix > >> / > >> stability improvements? Just after a quick overview really. I really > >> should > >> read the jira's more often. > >> > >> ~Tim S. > >> > >> > >> > > > >
