diff --git a/BUILDING.txt b/BUILDING.txt index 408cae13055..c7a91da5d0d 100644 --- a/BUILDING.txt +++ b/BUILDING.txt @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Optional packages: $ sudo apt-get install snappy libsnappy-dev * Intel ISA-L library for erasure coding Please refer to https://01.org/intel%C2%AE-storage-acceleration-library-open-source-version + (OR https://github.com/01org/isa-l) * Bzip2 $ sudo apt-get install bzip2 libbz2-dev * Jansson (C Library for JSON) @@ -188,11 +189,12 @@ Maven build goals: Intel ISA-L build options: - Intel ISA-L is a erasure coding library that can be utilized by the native code. + Intel ISA-L is an erasure coding library that can be utilized by the native code. It is currently an optional component, meaning that Hadoop can be built with or without this dependency. Note the library is used via dynamic module. Please reference the official site for the library details. https://01.org/intel%C2%AE-storage-acceleration-library-open-source-version + (OR https://github.com/01org/isa-l) * Use -Drequire.isal to fail the build if libisal.so is not found. If this option is not specified and the isal library is missing,