martinzink commented on code in PR #1993: URL: https://github.com/apache/nifi-minifi-cpp/pull/1993#discussion_r2282682115
########## CONFIGURE.md: ########## @@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ - [Shortening log messages](#shortening-log-messages) - [Recommended Antivirus Exclusions](#recommended-antivirus-exclusions) +## Linux Installation types + +### Self-contained installation (from a .tar.gz archive) +The `MINIFI_HOME` environment variable should point to the installation directory, if `MINIFI_HOME` is not defined minifi will try to infer it from binary's location. Review Comment: 👍 https://github.com/apache/nifi-minifi-cpp/pull/1993/commits/017922b7511f11ea3e83464f3d17f29efb601a56#diff-7b529b3af70da49fbbf1f49523d108b62b1cfe4ee42175a0bbab967b6f11c92eL80 ########## CONFIGURE.md: ########## @@ -657,16 +665,23 @@ As stated before each of the repositories can be configured to be volatile (stat **NOTE:** If the volatile repository reaches the maximum number of entries, it will start to drop the oldest entries, and replace them with the new entries in round robin manner. Make sure to set the maximum number of entries to a reasonable value, so that the repository does not run out of memory. ### Configuring Repository storage locations -Persistent repositories, such as the Flow File repository, use a configurable path to store data. -The repository locations and their defaults are defined below. By default the MINIFI_HOME env -variable is used. If this is not specified we extrapolate the path and use the root installation -folder. You may specify your own path in place of these defaults. +Persistent repositories, such as the Flow File repository, use configurable paths to store data. The application detects its installation type at runtime and uses the appropriate default locations. + +In a self-contained installation (from a .tar.gz archive), paths are relative to the application's root directory, which is typically configured using the ${MINIFI_HOME} environemnt variable. You may specify your own path in place of these defaults. Review Comment: 👍 https://github.com/apache/nifi-minifi-cpp/pull/1993/commits/017922b7511f11ea3e83464f3d17f29efb601a56#diff-7b529b3af70da49fbbf1f49523d108b62b1cfe4ee42175a0bbab967b6f11c92eR670 -- 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]
