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bug: compaction fails determinstically on a very small-fragment dataset

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Description

Description

Invalid user input: projection supplied fewer column indices than its fields require (ran out at field '..'), at rust/lance-file/src/versions/v2_0/reader.rs:249:13. The dataset is a case of 1 row-per-fragment, and everycompaction fails within ~1.5 seconds, so the fragmentation continues. The error originates in validate_field_length, which walks the projected schema and consumes one entry from the projection's column_indices per value-bearing field; for at least one data file in the dataset, the projection supplies fewer column indices than the schema walk requires, running out at the field named in the error. Working hypothesis is a schema-evolution mismatch: some fragments' data files were written under an earlier schema (before a later-added column), and the ReaderProjection built from the current dataset schema doesn't line up with those files' physical column layout. Observing this on both lance 11.0.0-beta.22 and 12.0.0-beta.16.

Steps to reproduce
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Expected behavior

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Lance version

11.0.0-beta.22

Language binding

Rust

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Research direction

The failure is reported at rust/lance-file/src/versions/v2_0/reader.rs:249:13, in validate_field_length; first obtain the offending one-row-per-fragment dataset and reproduce compaction. Compare the ReaderProjection with the affected data file's schema and physical layout, then verify compaction completes without the projection error.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
data-engineering
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Needs clarification
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