Hi all FYI, looks like Liangchi has a PR on the Spark side, is it related? https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/54809 <https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/54809>.
Thanks Szehon On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 11:03 AM Anurag Mantripragada < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Max, > > We discussed this PR during the Iceberg-Spark Community Sync > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/19nno1RoPznbbxKOZZddZNHHafa7XULjbN6RPExdr2n4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.rav6546y5se4>, > but I missed updating the PR with the details. The general conclusion from > the meeting was that the community is moving away from extensions because > they are fragile and difficult to maintain within Iceberg. However, I > personally believe that CTAS is useful, and we should consider adding it to > Spark if it is currently unsupported. > > I would like to hear from other Spark experts on this thread before we > decide whether to proceed. > > ~ Anurag > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2026 at 8:58 PM Max Konstantinov < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Can anybody spend the time reviewing my PR for adding that feature? >> Not sure why it was ignored by original reviewers but let me know if it's >> obsolete, no longer needed, or so low priority that no one cares. >> >> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14269 >> >> >> Max. >> >
