Hi, In the documentation it says spark is supported on windows. The problem, however, is that the documentation description on windows is lacking. There are sources (such as https://jaceklaskowski.gitbooks.io/mastering-apache-spark/content/spark-tips-and-tricks-running-spark-windows.html and many more) which explain how to make spark run on windows, however, they all involve downloading a third party winutil.exe file. Since this file is downloaded from a repository belonging to a private person, this can be an issue (e.g. getting approval to install on a company computer can be an issue). There are tons of jira tickets on the subject (most are marked as duplicate or not a problem), however, I believe that if we say spark is supported on windows there should be a clear explanation on how to run it and one shouldn't have to use executable from a private person.
If indeed using winutil.exe is the correct solution, I believe it should be bundled to the spark binary distribution along with clear instructions on how to add it. Assaf. -- View this message in context: http://apache-spark-developers-list.1001551.n3.nabble.com/spark-support-on-windows-tp20614.html Sent from the Apache Spark Developers List mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
