[HIVE-18502] base_-9223372036854775808 is confusing

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 0.13.0
• Component/s: Transactions
• Target Version/s: 3.0.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Eugene Koifman
• Created: 20/Jan/18 00:10
• Updated: 20/Jan/18 00:10

Description

start with no acid table

write some data

Alter Table to acid table

run major compaction

It will create base_-9223372036854775808  (if there are no delta dirs)

Nothing wrong with it but confuses users.  Should probably make it base_0.