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diff --git a/docs/building-spark.md b/docs/building-spark.md index 6e310ff424..4dbccb9e6e 100644 --- a/docs/building-spark.md +++ b/docs/building-spark.md @@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ and in `project/SparkBuild.scala` add: to the `sharedSettings` val. See also [this PR](https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/2883/files) if you are unsure of where to add these lines. +# Building a Runnable Distribution + +To create a Spark distribution like those distributed by the +[Spark Downloads](http://spark.apache.org/downloads.html) page, and that is laid out so as +to be runnable, use `make-distribution.sh` in the project root directory. It can be configured +with Maven profile settings and so on like the direct Maven build. Example: + + ./make-distribution.sh --name custom-spark --tgz -Phadoop-2.4 -Pyarn + +For more information on usage, run `./make-distribution.sh --help` # Setting up Maven's Memory Usage |