You can also use Mahout Command Line Invocation to run algorithms. i.e.
see the .sh file, its has Mahout commands inside which can be used
individually.
'With complicated I mean (1) getting the source from svn-trunk, (2)
compiling the source with maven, (3) generating an eclipse-maven project
with "mvn eclipse:eclipse"?'
Though this is not mahout related, but you can also give a try to maven
scm connector plugin for eclipse. It will automatically checkout the
code as a maven project, which will save few steps.
On 18-09-2012 08:21, Dhruv wrote:
The approach you should follow depends on what you want to do.
If you're trying to use a stable Mahout release for your app, use approach
#2 which you have listed below.
if you're trying to extend Mahout, use the bleeding edge features or peek
into its development, then you should download trunk, compile it etc.
Running examples using the shell scripts is a way to understand the
algorithms, no matter what you want to do with the library.
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 3:13 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
why every tutorial I found so far makes integrating Eclipse with Mahout so
complicated?
With complicated I mean (1) getting the source from svn-trunk, (2)
compiling the source with maven, (3) generating an eclipse-maven project
with "mvn eclipse:eclipse"?
I am just starting to use Mahout and want to run as many examples as I can
to get experience about using clustering algorithms "the right way".
If I understood correctly, then there are two ways to interact with Mahout
and write "programs" for it:
1. with scripts in bin/ folder, which are boundled into a single batch.sh
script file
2. programming against the Mahout Java API, so "embedding Mahout" in a
Java application
With which approach should I start?
I am trying to start with approach 2., but maybe I should start 1.? I
don't know.
My way to start with approach 2. is very simple
1. Create a new Maven-project in Eclipse with File > New > Other > Maven
Project
So no need to deal with CLI or "mvn eclipce:eclipse" at all
2. In Eclipse double-click on pom.xml, open the "Dependendencies" tab,
click on "Add...",
search for "mahout" and select "mahout-core", which basically includes
the following:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.mahout</groupId>
<artifactId>mahout-core</artifactId>
<version>0.7</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
This way is simple and straightforward. But why then is every tutorial
talking about the "hard way" with svn-trunk, and compiling and so on? Or am
I missing somethign important here?
