[BIGTOP-1422] Introduce Universal Packaging System for Hadoop distribution

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 0.8.0
• Fix Version/s: backlog
• Component/s: build, deployment
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Konstantin I Boudnik
• Created: 28/Aug/14 18:57
• Updated: 25/Sep/14 20:35
• Resolved: 25/Sep/14 20:35

Description

Looks like the time comes where Bigtop needs to step up and champion new revolutionary format for packaging of the Hadoop.

New UPS provides completely relocatable archive-like media of distribution for the content and the services alike. Preparation of an UPS deliverables shouldn't require any special development tools nor particular SDL: only cross-platform archives and widely available command-line interpreters would be a per-requisite for the creation and installation.

In our opinion, the separation of the services and content of the applications, e.g. .deb and .rpm, are an outdated paradigm, which complicates the deployment processes, upgrades, and overall system orchestration.

Architectural proposal will follow shortly.