RE: Trafodion Release R2.4

[Steve Varnau <st...@esgyn.com>]

It seems like we could remove support in trafodion for very old versions of CDH distro (older than CDH5.7), which would cut a couple versions of TRX out of the build process.

--Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Selvaganesan Govindarajan <se...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 6:40 PM
> To: dev@trafodion.apache.org
> Subject: Trafodion Release R2.4
> 
> External
> 
> Thanks everyone for your kind words.  Thanks Sean for volunteering and
> successfully completing Trafodion Release 2.3.  I will be seeking  guidance
> from prior release managers, but generally I will be using the Apache
> Release policy at http://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html#what to
> guide me in the role of  Release Manager for Trafodion Release 2.4.
> 
> 
> 
> I would want to give at least a couple of months for the contributors to
> contribute before creating the release candidate. I would like to propose
> the following to be included  in Trafodion Release R2.4
> 
> 
> 
> a)  Remove unused implementations such as use of libhdfs to read hive text
> formatted files and unused code to enable new contributors to understand
> the code better.
> 
> b) Improvements in Trafodion LOB implementation.
> 
> c) Improve the performance of Trafodion in general by reducing path length
> where ever possible. [TRAFODION-3280]
> 
> d) Make Trafodion Release for RH7 platform.
> 
> d) Ensure that open pull requests are reviewed and merged in a timely
> manner.
> 
> c) Encourage the contributors from Esgyn Corporation to apply fixes in
> Trafodion.
> 
> 
> I will update the Trafodion Website in a week after getting feedback from
> Trafodion developers.
> 
> 
> Selva