Unfortunately not. Actually the libhdfs implementation is just a front-face in C++ for the original Java code of HDFS. It uses JNI to access the original code which requires the Java Runtime Environment.
Hope it answers your question. regards, On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 11:40 PM, Cagdas Gerede <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does libhdfs require Java installed? > Can I write a C++ application that is using HDFS without requiring > Java installation? > > Thanks for your help, > Cagdas > -- Ahmad Humayun Research Assistant Computer Science Dpt., LUMS +92 321 4457315
