[HADOOP-584] Calling shell scripts from build.xml discriminates Windows user minority.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.7.0
• Component/s: scripts

Environment

Windows

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Konstantin Shvachko
• Created: 07/Oct/06 00:18
• Updated: 01/Aug/14 14:46
• Resolved: 01/Aug/14 14:46

Description

This is introduced by HADOOP-567.
The problem is that now I cannot even build hadoop in Eclipse under Windows unless I run it under Cygwin.
This is in a way the same as calling make in build.xml, which was recently fixed HADOOP-537.
I think we should not introducing more dependencies on Cygwin just in order to show something in Web UI.
I also don't remember we claimed that Cygwin or anything else except for Ant is required for Hadoop builds.
Is there another way of solving this?
build.xml defines "version" property, Ant has "user.name" property. URL is not changing very often.
Or may be the web ui should obtain these properties in run-time.
Or may be the Packaging is a better solution, as you guys discussed.

Issue Links

• relates to: HADOOP-10854 unit tests for the shell scripts