-1, +1, -1. If we want to introduce a "platform independent" scripting language, we should not choose python, as it has a bad track record for compatibility (between versions/platforms).
+1 to use groovy, as we can control the version of groovy jars included in our distribution. __Luke On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Colin McCabe <cmcc...@alumni.cmu.edu>wrote: > Nonbinding, but: > > +1, +1, 0. > > Also, let's please clearly define the versions of Python we support if > we do chooes to go this route. Something like 2.4+ would be > reasonable. The process launching APIs in particular changed a lot in > those early 2.x releases. > > best, > Colin > > > On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Matt Foley <ma...@apache.org> wrote: > > For discussion, please see previous thread "[PROPOSAL] introduce Python > as > > build-time and run-time dependency for Hadoop and throughout Hadoop > stack". > > > > This vote consists of three separate items: > > > > 1. Contributors shall be allowed to use Python as a platform-independent > > scripting language for build-time tasks, and add Python as a build-time > > dependency. > > Please vote +1, 0, -1. > > > > 2. Contributors shall be encouraged to use Maven tasks in combination > with > > either plug-ins or Groovy scripts to do cross-platform build-time tasks, > > even under ant in Hadoop-1. > > Please vote +1, 0, -1. > > > > 3. Contributors shall be allowed to use Python as a platform-independent > > scripting language for run-time tasks, and add Python as a run-time > > dependency. > > Please vote +1, 0, -1. > > > > Note that voting -1 on #1 and +1 on #2 essentially REQUIRES contributors > to > > use Maven plug-ins or Groovy as the only means of cross-platform > build-time > > tasks, or to simply continue using platform-dependent scripts as is being > > done today. > > > > Vote closes at 12:30pm PST on Saturday 1 December. > > --------- > > Personally, my vote is +1, +1, +1. > > I think #2 is preferable to #1, but still has many unknowns in it, and > > until those are worked out I don't want to delay moving to cross-platform > > scripts for build-time tasks. > > > > Best regards, > > --Matt >
