Hi all, completely new to Mahout and Taste, I've started by downloading mahout-0.3.tar.bz2 and reading through the wiki and some mailing list threads. I would like to set up the GroupLens example.
I get the impression I need at least the source tarball (instead of the binary that I downloaded) or even the SVN checkout to get the GroupLens demo to work. Is that correct? All descriptions on installing the demo refer to maven calls and directories present in the source tarball (or the svn checkout). Does that mean that the binary release is not an option for installing "Taste", at all? If the binary release really is not an option, it would be helpful if the documentation on http://mahout.apache.org/taste.html could state that. Currently it reads: """ Demo To build and run the demo, follow the instructions below, which are written for Unix-like operating systems: 1. Obtain a copy of the Mahout distribution, either from SVN or as a downloaded archive. """ (For me, "Mahout distribution" includes binary releases.) Thanks, Chantal
