I can just quote myself: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-5749 :)
On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 5:37 PM Bryan Bende <[email protected]> wrote: > We should definitely update that statement in the System Requirements > to say "Requires Java 8" and remove the "or newer part", at least > until the Java 11 work is complete. > > I'm fairly certain what happened was that statement was written when > we moved from pre-Java 8 to requiring Java 8, and at the time I'm not > even sure anything newer than Java 8 was out so it was unclear if it > work only Java 8 or also on whatever came next. > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 11:12 AM Feargal Hogan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Arpad > > It seems that the documentation around JAva is the main problem. > > > > At > https://nifi.apache.org/docs/nifi-docs/html/administration-guide.html#how-to-install-and-start-nifi > it mentions a Java dependency of ‘Java 8 and above’ > > > > When I run the Brew install, it notices I havent got an appropriate JDK > available and suggests I install adoptopenjdk using Brew. > > > > But that installs a Java 12 version and this is, as I understand now, > not suitable for nifi, which REQUIRES Java 8. > > > > So there needs to be some work tying up those 2 > > Feargal > > > > > > > > > > > > On 25 Jul 2019, at 12:27, Arpad Boda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Could you be a bit more specific on "not very clear"? > > Your feedback on documentation is appreciated. > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 1:08 PM Feargal Hogan <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Aldrin > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> https://nifi.apache.org/docs.html > >> > >> "Downloading and Installing NiFi” and subsequent sections > >> > >> BTW, IMHO the non-brew install instructions for Mac/Linux are also not > very clear > >> > >> Feargal > >> > >> > >> > >> On 25 Jul 2019, at 12:04, Aldrin Piri <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Feargal, > >> > >> The brew installation process doesn’t need any direct interactions with > the installation. Once installed, you can use the typical start/stop/status > commands as Arpad showed from anywhere on your file system unless you need > to change configurations. Could you please let us know which doc you are > using so we can clarify that language? > >> > >> -aldrin > >> > >> On Jul 25, 2019, at 06:04, Arpad Boda <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Q1: "nifi status" command displays it: > >> ➜ build git:(MINIFICPP-986) ✗ nifi status > >> > >> Java home: > /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_181.jdk/Contents/Home > >> NiFi home: /usr/local/Cellar/nifi/1.9.2/libexec > >> > >> > >> Q2: nope > >> Q4: NiFi works as a webserver to provide the Flow design UI, you don't > need Apache webserver integration. > >> > >> On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 11:30 AM Feargal Hogan <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi > >>> I have installed Nifi on my MacBookPro using brew, as per the > documentation. > >>> > >>> The doc then says ‘… use a Terminal window to navigate to the > directory where NiFi was installed …' > >>> > >>> Q1: How do I find where brew installed nifi? > >>> > >>> Q2: Is there a dependency on an apache webserver to run nifi? > >>> Q3: If so, is that dependency fulfilled or even tested during the brew > install of nifi? > >>> Q4: If yes to #2, how do I integrate nifi with the apache webserver ? > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> > >>> Feargal > >>> > >> > > >
