[HADOOP-17431] Improve BUILDING.TXT file to clarify instructions for new users

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Trivial
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 2.10.1
• Component/s: documentation
• Labels: pull-request-available

Environment

GitHub repository

• Target Version/s: 3.3.1
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Wayne Thornton
• Created: 11/Dec/20 21:12
• Updated: 13/May/21 12:08
• Resolved: 13/May/21 12:08

Description

In the BUILDING.TXT file on the apache/hadoop git repo, the instructions for Linux/macOS users needs an addition to show how to set a shell script as executable using sudo and then running the script. This should help avoid potential confusion for users who are unfamiliar with using executable shell scripts in the Linux/macOS terminal.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2543