+1 to removing this from the Java implementation and API. On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM Steven Wu <stevenz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> +1 > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM Russell Spitzer <russell.spit...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> +1 >> >> On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM Péter Váry <peter.vary.apa...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> The Position Deletes With Row (PDWR) feature, originally introduced in >>> the Iceberg V2 specification, has been deprecated in V3. >>> >>> Following the discussion in the previous thread [1], we propose >>> deprecating PDWR in the Java implementation starting with the Iceberg >>> 1.11.0 release. We plan to remove PDWR support entirely from the Java >>> implementation beginning with Iceberg 1.12.0. >>> >>> While PDWR will remain part of the V2 spec, the Java implementation will >>> no longer write PDWR delete files. It will only support reading the >>> position and file name columns from previously created delete files or >>> those generated by other engines. >>> >>> For reference, the proposed changes are available here [2]. >>> >>> Please cast your vote. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Peter >>> >>> [1] - https://lists.apache.org/thread/8jw6pb2vq3ghmdqf1yvy8n5n6gg1fq5s >>> [2] - https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14045 >>> >>
