[FLUME-152] Flume shell script does not work from bin directory

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.9.0, 0.9.1
• Fix Version/s: 0.9.1u1, 0.9.2
• Component/s: Master, Node, Shell

Environment

All Unix.

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Disabled imported user
• Created: 13/Aug/10 18:16
• Updated: 13/Dec/10 14:38
• Resolved: 27/Aug/10 00:52

Description

If you go to the flume/bin directory and run ./flume shell, or ./flume node, or any other command, it will fail with a ClassNotFound exception.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Check out flume
2. Cd to flume/bin directory
3. Run ./flume shell or ./flume node

Expected:
It runs

Actual:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

The problem is in the shell script. Jon helped me debug it, and here's the patch:

— a/bin/flume
+++ b/bin/flume
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ function usage {
}

CMDPATH=`dirname $0`
+
+# This is to make CMDPATH correct if you go to the bin directory
+# and run ./flume <command>.
+pushd $CMDPATH
+CMDPATH=`pwd`
+popd
+

1. name of path
   CMDPATH=`dirname $CMDPATH`

@@ -78,8 +85,6 @@ function append_jars_onto_classpath() {

1. name of script
   BINPATH=`dirname $0`
   1. name of path
      -CMDPATH=`dirname $BINPATH`

if [ -f "${BINPATH}/flume-env.sh" ]; then
source "$BINPATH/flume-env.sh"

Issue Links

• duplicates: FLUME-46 flume script in CDH3b2 tar archive fails with NoClassDefFoundError