+1, only creates confusion On 15 October 2012 19:00, Eli Collins <e...@cloudera.com> wrote:
> Hey Bobby, > > That's correct, I mean the "packages" directories in common, hdfs, and > MR top-level directories, which contain the debs and RPMs. I'm not > opposed to someone re-working/contributing new code as long as they're > maintained. Don't think there's any sense in keeping the branch-1 code > in trunk/branch-2 since it doesn't support the same daemons, isn't > maintained etc. > > Thanks, > Eli > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Robert Evans <ev...@yahoo-inc.com> > wrote: > > Eli, > > > > By packaging I assume that you mean the RPM/Deb packages and not the > tar.gz. If that is the case I have no problem with them being removed > because as you said in the JIRA BigTop is already providing a working > alternative. If someone else wants to step up to maintain them I also > don't have a problem with them staying, so long as they become a part of > HADOOP-8914 (Automating the release build). > > > > --Bobby > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eli Collins [mailto:e...@cloudera.com] > > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 10:33 AM > > To: common-dev@hadoop.apache.org > > Subject: [DISCUSS] remove packaging > > > > Hey guys, > > > > Heads up: I filed HADOOP-8925 to remove the packaging from trunk and > > branch-2. The packages are not currently being built, were never > > updated for MR2/YARN, I'm not aware of anyone planning to do this work > > or maintain them, etc. No sense in letting them continue to bit rot in > > the code base. > > > > Thanks, > > Eli >
