Build from source using Maven

Dependencies and requirements

Warning

CatBoost uses CMake-based build process since this commit. Previously Ya Make (Yandex's build system) had been used.

Select the appropriate build environment setup below accordingly.

  • Linux or macOS. Windows support in progress.

  • Set up build environment depending on build type:

  • Python. 3.6+

  • Maven 3.3.9+

  • JDK 8. Newer versions of JDK are not supported yet.

    Set JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to the path of JDK installation

  • [Only for Ya Make] SWIG 4.0.2+

    Cmake-based build uses SWIG from Conan packages so an explicit installation is not required.

Building steps

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/catboost/catboost.git
    
  2. Go to the catboost/catboost/spark/catboost4j-spark directory from the local copy of the CatBoost repository.

  3. Run python ./generate_projects/generate.py to generate Maven projects for all supported Spark and Scala versions combinations.

  4. Go to the sub-directories ./projects/spark_<spark_compat_version>_<scala_compat_version> for spark_compat_version and scala_compat_version you are interested in.

  5. Use the usual maven build phases in these directories.