[Hive-dev] [jira] Created: (HIVE-1218) CREATE TABLE t LIKE some_view should create a new empty base table, but instead creates a copy of view

CREATE TABLE t LIKE some_view should create a new empty base table, but instead creates a copy of view
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Key: HIVE-1218
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-1218
Project: Hadoop Hive
Issue Type: Bug
Components: Metastore
Affects Versions: 0.5.0
Reporter: John Sichi
Assignee: John Sichi
Fix For: 0.6.0


I think it should copy only the column definitions from the view metadata. Currently it is copying the entire descriptor, resulting in a new view instead of a new base table.