RussellSpitzer commented on issue #8425: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/issues/8425#issuecomment-1732889371
If I remember correctly the issue here is we make a backup of the catalog entry, for managed tables this also copies files but for external tables it does not. Since it is not a backup of the table and is actually just a backup of the reference to the table dropping it can have deleterious effects in some cases if you drop with purge I'm guessing -- 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
