[ORC-120] Create a backwards compatibility mode of ignoring names for evolution

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.3.0
• Assignee: Owen O'Malley
• Reporter: Owen O'Malley
• Created: 12/Dec/16 22:24
• Updated: 24/Jan/17 18:29
• Resolved: 14/Dec/16 16:27

Description

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.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #72