This should be documented in the Requirements section <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/GettingStarted#GettingStarted-Requirements> of the Getting Started wiki (see HIVE-7444 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-7444>).
Currently it just says this: Requirements - Java 1.6 - Hadoop 0.20.x, 0.23.x, or 2.0.x-alpha We need complete information broken down by Hive release. Volunteers? -- Lefty On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 3:24 AM, Lefty Leverenz <leftylever...@gmail.com> wrote: > This needs to be documented somewhere. > > -- Lefty > > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 11:45 PM, Edward Capriolo <edlinuxg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> LOL. I thought I was the last 0.20.2 hold out. >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Thejas Nair <the...@hortonworks.com> >> wrote: >> >> > There is a jira for the hadoop 1.0.x compatibility issue. >> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-6962 >> > I have suggested a possible workaround there. There is no patch for it >> yet. >> > >> > I am planning to propose a 0.13.1 release, primarily for the issues >> > around use of Oracle as metastore database, and one in SQL standard >> > authorization (HIVE-6945, HIVE-6919). >> > We can also include patch to get hive working with older versions of >> > hadoop, specially 1.x versions. >> > >> > Hive build and tests are currently run against hadoop 1.2.1 and 2.3.0 >> > versions (as you can see in pom.xml). But I don't believe there was a >> > conscious decision to have 1.2.1 as the *minimum* required version. >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 7:20 AM, David Gayou <david.ga...@kxen.com> >> wrote: >> > > I actually have pretty the same issue with Hadoop 1.1.2 >> > > >> > > There is a jira issue opened here : >> > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-6962 >> > > with a link to the issue that created our problem. >> > > >> > > A quick search in release notes seem's to indicate that the unset >> method >> > > appeared in the Haddop 1.2.1 >> > > >> > > Is it now the minimal required version ? >> > > If not, will there be a Hive 0.13.1 for older hadoop? >> > > >> > > Regards, >> > > >> > > David >> > > >> > > >> > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Dmitry Vasilenko <dvasi...@gmail.com >> > >> > > wrote: >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> Hive 0.12.0 (and previous versions) worked with Hadoop 0.20.x, >> 0.23.x.y, >> > >> 1.x.y, 2.x.y. >> > >> >> > >> Hive 0.13.0 did not work with Hadoop 0.20.x out of the box and to >> make >> > it >> > >> work I had to patch Hadoop installation and add Path(URL) constructor >> > and >> > >> Configuration.unset() method. >> > >> >> > >> After that the basic functionality seems to be working. >> > >> >> > >> Both issues originate from the >> org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.Utilities >> > >> >> > >> I know that Hadoop 0.20.x is old but some of us still have to work >> with >> > >> that version. So does anyone know what is the minimal required >> version >> > of >> > >> Hadoop for Hive 0.13.0? >> > >> >> > >> Thanks >> > >> Dmitry Vasilenko >> > >> >> > > >> > >> > -- >> > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE >> > NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or >> entity to >> > which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, >> > privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the >> reader >> > of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified >> that >> > any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or >> > forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have >> > received this communication in error, please contact the sender >> immediately >> > and delete it from your system. Thank You. >> > >> > >