v.25.5New Feature
Add new iceberg_enable_version_hint
Add newiceberg_enable_version_hintsetting to leverageversion-hint.textfile. #78594 (Arnaud Briche).
Why it matters
This feature aims to improve the handling of Iceberg table versions by leveraging theversion-hint.text file. It helps ClickHouse to more efficiently identify the correct table version, optimizing query performance and consistency when working with Iceberg tables.How to use it
Users can enable this feature by settingiceberg_enable_version_hint to true in their ClickHouse configuration or query settings. This will instruct ClickHouse to use the version-hint.text file during Iceberg table reads.