[NIFI-165] The start script, nifi.sh, does not work on Mac OS X

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.0.1
• Fix Version/s: 0.0.1
• Component/s: Configuration
• Labels: easyfix scripts
• Environment: Mac OS X 10.9.5; running:; GNU bash, version 3.2.53(1)-release (x86_64-apple-darwin13)
• Assignee: Joe Witt
• Reporter: Philip Young
• Created: 13/Dec/14 03:27
• Updated: 30/Dec/14 03:30
• Resolved: 30/Dec/14 03:30

Description

Unfortunately, Mac OS X does not handle the use of $0 to specify the name and path of the script that is being executed as well as other *nix, instead it is being resolved to "." in the nifi.sh script. As a result, calls to dirname and basename are failing.

Issue Links

• relates to: NIFI-154 Readlink not supported on OS X