[GitHub] [systemml] j143 commented on a change in pull request #922: [WIP] Windows developement instructions

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j143 commented on a change in pull request #922:
URL: https://github.com/apache/systemml/pull/922#discussion_r431104388



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+# Developing Apache SystemDS on Windows Platform
+
+These instructions will help you build Apache SystemDS from source code, which is the basis for engine and algorithms development.
+The following conventions will be used to refer to directories on your machine:
+
+* `<USER_HOME>` is your home directory.
+* `<MAVEN_HOME>` is the root directory for the Apache Maven source code.  
+* `<SYSTEMDS_HOME>` is the root directory for the SystemDS source code.
+* `<SPARK_HOME>` is the root directory for the Apache Spark source code.
+* `<SCALA_HOME>` is the root directory for the Scala.
+Ex. `C:\Program Files (x86)\scala`
+* `<SBT_HOME>` is the root directory for the Scala SBT.
+Ex. `C:\Program Files (x86\sbt`
+* `<JDK_18_HOME>` is the root directory for the 1.8 JDK.
+* `<CUDA_HOME>`,`<CUDA_PATH>` is the top directory for NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit.  
+Ex. `C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v9.0`
+Also, make sure that `libnvvp`, `bin` folders are accessible to command line.
+*  `<CUDNN_PATH>` is the path 
+Ex. `C:\Program Files\cudnn-9.0-windows10-x64-v7.2.1.38\cuda`
+
+## Getting Apache SystemDS Source Code
+
+SystemDS source code is available from [github.com/apache/systemml](https://github.com/apache/systemml) by either cloning or
+downloading a zip file (based on a branch) into `<SYSTEMDS_HOME>`. The default is the *master* branch.
+
+````
+git clone https://github.com/apache/systemml systemds
+```` 
+
+The master branch contains the source code which will be used to create the next major version of Apache SystemDS.
+
+_**Speed Tip:**_ If the complete repository history isn't needed then using a shallow clone (`git clone --depth 1`) will
+save significant time.
+
+[TODO 1]: Get the spark, mvn and java download installation
+Apache SystemDS requires dependencies from the other Apache projects. To download these sources,
+run one of the `getSparkMvnJdk` scripts located in the `<SYSTEMDS_HOME>` directory. These scripts clone their respective
+*master* branches.
+* `getSpark.bat` for Windows.
+
+## Building SystemDS source code
+
+IntelliJ IDEA is preferred for best developer experience.

Review comment:
       Yeah 😺 . We have people who are using both `IntelliJ IDEA` and `Eclipse` both (I heard from our systemml(ds) devs personally that they both work well). Ok, for now, we shall use `suggested` as you've mentioned and later we could include the Eclipse section too.




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