The easiest way to use Apache CarbonData is via one of the released versions in the Maven Central Repository.
For example, if you are developing using Maven and want to use the CarbonData's spark integration module, add the following dependencies to your pom.xml file:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
<artifactId>carbondata-spark</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0-incubating</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.carbondata</groupId>
<artifactId>carbondata-spark-common</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0-incubating</version>
</dependency>
Releases notes:
In each release, all file format are backward-compatible:
Apache CarbonData 1.2.0 Release
Apache CarbonData 1.1.1 Release
Apache CarbonData 1.1.0 Release
Apache CarbonData 1.0.0-incubating Released
Apache CarbonData 0.2.0-incubating Released
Apache CarbonData 0.1.1-incubating Released
Apache CarbonData 0.1.0-incubating Released