[YARN-6141] ppc64le on Linux doesn't trigger __linux get_executable codepath

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha4
• Fix Version/s: 2.9.0, 3.0.0-alpha4, 2.8.2
• Component/s: nodemanager
• Labels: ppc64le

Environment

$ uname -a
Linux f8eef0f055cf 3.16.0-30-generic #40~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 15 17:42:36 UTC 2015 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux

• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Ayappan
• Reporter: Sonia Garudi
• Created: 03/Feb/17 08:46
• Updated: 24/Apr/18 20:51
• Resolved: 25/May/17 08:10

Description

On ppc64le architecture, the build fails in the 'Hadoop YARN NodeManager' project with the below error:

Cannot safely determine executable path with a relative HADOOP_CONF_DIR on this operating system.
[WARNING] #error Cannot safely determine executable path with a relative HADOOP_CONF_DIR on this operating system.
[WARNING] ^
[WARNING] make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/container.dir/main/native/container-executor/impl/get_executable.c.o] Error 1
[WARNING] make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
[WARNING] make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/container.dir/all] Error 2
[WARNING] make: *** [all] Error 2
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cmake version used :
$ /usr/bin/cmake --version
cmake version 2.8.12.2