If you don't have an Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04 environment available, you can use Docker to develop. First, install Docker as you normally would. Then,
docker pull ubuntu:16.04 # SYS_TIME is required for kudu to work. The container will be able to change the time of the host. docker run --cap-add SYS_TIME --interactive --tty --name impala-dev ubuntu:16.04 bash
Now, within the container:
apt-get update apt-get install sudo adduser --disabled-password --gecos '' impdev echo 'impdev ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' >> /etc/sudoers su - impdev
Then, as impdev in the container:
sudo apt-get --yes install git git clone https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/impala.git ~/Impala cd ~/Impala export IMPALA_HOME=`pwd`
# See https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/IMPALA/Building+Impala for developing Impala. $IMPALA_HOME/bin/bootstrap_development.sh
or
# See https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/IMPALA/Building+Impala for testing Impala. $IMPALA_HOME/bin/bootstrap_system.sh source $IMPALA_HOME/bin/impala-config.sh $IMPALA_HOME/buildall.sh -noclean -notests $IMPALA_HOME/bin/create-test-configuration.sh -create_metastore -create_sentry_policy_db $IMPALA_HOME/testdata/bin/run-all.sh $IMPALA_HOME/bin/start-impala-cluster.py
When that's done, start developing! When you're ready to pause, in a new terminal in the host:
docker commit impala-dev && docker stop impala-dev
When you're ready to get back to work:
docker start --interactive impala-dev
If instead of committing your work and stopping the container, you just want to detach from it, use ctrl-p ctrl-q. You can re-attach using the start command.