singhpk234 commented on code in PR #17783: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/17783#discussion_r4127188420
########## format/spec.md: ########## @@ -1913,6 +1916,12 @@ Reading v4 metadata: * Relative paths must be resolved against the table location before use (see [Path Resolution](#path-resolution)) * When `location` is omitted, the table location must be provided (see [Table Location Specification](#table-location-specification)) +Equality deletes are prohibited in v4. + +* Writers must not add equality delete files to v4 tables; equality deletes cannot be added as an entry to a v4 manifest +* Upgrading a v2 or v3 table to v4 does not require rewriting data or delete files Review Comment: I still don't understand why do we need this ? -- 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]
