exceptionfactory commented on PR #8111: URL: https://github.com/apache/nifi/pull/8111#issuecomment-1839297256
@hawko2600 On further consideration, moving to Alpine does not look like a feasible approach for the standard container images. The primary reason is the difference in platforms with musl for Alpine versus glibc for Debian, as described in the following article: https://megamorf.gitlab.io/2020/05/06/why-it-s-better-not-to-use-alpine-linux-for-python-projects/ With NiFi 2.0.0 supporting native Python Processors, having general compatibility with Python C libraries is important. In terms of actual container size, the current difference between the Debian and Alpine images is around 75 MB. Although size optimization is important, NiFi binaries make up the primary share of container size. It is also worth highlighting that the current container images are targeted for general use cases, and particular deployment environments may have other requirements. There are other potential improvements for the current container configuration, so some of this discussion may be worth continuing in Jira. In light of the platform concerns with Alpine and Python, I am closing the pull request for now. Thanks for proposing this alternative approach. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
