That's from the first sentence of Getting Started, which needs to be rewritten:
DISCLAIMER: Hive has only been tested on unix(linux) and mac systems using > Java 1.6 for now - although it may very well work on other similar > platforms. It does not work on Cygwin. What should it say instead? -- Lefty On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 9:24 AM, Eric Hanson (BIG DATA) < eric.n.han...@microsoft.com> wrote: > HDP runs on Windows: > > > > http://hortonworks.com/products/hdp-windows/#install > > > > I don't know if it uses Cygwin or not but everything needed to run Hive on > Windows should be in the install package. > > > > Eric > > > > *From:* Ian Jackson [mailto:ian_jack...@trilliumsoftware.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:55 AM > *To:* user@hive.apache.org > *Subject:* Hive on Windows w/Hadoop 2.2.0 > > > > Reading the Wiki (cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/Hive/GettingStarted), > it states "It does not work on Cygwin." Do further details exist or hints > to make work on Windows? >
