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Lefty Leverenz commented on ORC-120: ------------------------------------ The new configuration parameter in OrcConf.java is *orc.force.positional.evolution*. > Create a backwards compatibility mode of ignoring names for evolution > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: ORC-120 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ORC-120 > Project: Orc > Issue Type: Task > Reporter: Owen O'Malley > Assignee: Owen O'Malley > Fix For: 1.3.0 > > > ORC's schema evolution uses the column names when they are available. Hive > 2.1 uses a positional schema, so ORC should support a backward compatibility > mode for Hive users during the transition. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)