Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-common-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 28977 invoked from network); 7 Jul 2009 19:56:35 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 7 Jul 2009 19:56:35 -0000 Received: (qmail 54352 invoked by uid 500); 7 Jul 2009 19:56:45 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-common-dev-archive@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 54286 invoked by uid 500); 7 Jul 2009 19:56:45 -0000 Mailing-List: contact common-dev-help@hadoop.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: common-dev@hadoop.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list common-dev@hadoop.apache.org Delivered-To: moderator for common-dev@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 17941 invoked by uid 99); 7 Jul 2009 19:38:40 -0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.0 required=10.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of matei@eecs.berkeley.edu designates 169.229.60.87 as permitted sender) Message-Id: <5D443C45-A5E7-487C-ABB8-3EB7B3EB1543@eecs.berkeley.edu> From: Matei Zaharia To: common-dev@hadoop.apache.org In-Reply-To: <239E9EA6-30BD-46C5-947C-61A4F2D2F6C8@yahoo-inc.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Subject: Re: [VOTE] Back-port TFile to Hadoop 0.20 Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 12:38:05 -0700 References: <239E9EA6-30BD-46C5-947C-61A4F2D2F6C8@yahoo-inc.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.935.3) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org +1 On Jul 7, 2009, at 11:55 AM, Hong Tang wrote: > I have talked with a few folks in the community who are interested > in using TFile (HADOOP-3315) in their projects that are currently > dependent on Hadoop 0.20, and it would significantly simplify the > release process as well as their lives if we could back port TFile > to Hadoop 0.20 (instead of putting it on yhadoop 0.20). > > To be clear, TFile is a new feature, but it only adds a new file > format - no existing files are changed other than build.xml. > > -Hong