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  No.  This is why it is very important to configure dfs.name.dir to write to two filesystems on different physical hosts, use the secondary NameNode, etc.
  
  = Platform Specific =
+ == Mac OS X ==
+ === Building on Mac OS X 10.6 ==
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+ Be aware that Apache Hadoop 0.22 and earlier require Apache Forrest to build the documentation.  As of Snow Leopard, Apple no longer ships Java 1.5 which Apache Forrest requires.  This can be accomplished by either copying /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.Framework/Versions/1.5 and 1.5.0 from a 10.5 machine or using a utility like Pacifist to install from an official Apple package. http://chxor.chxo.com/post/183013153/installing-java-1-5-on-snow-leopard provides some step-by-step directions.
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  == Windows ==
  === Building / Testing Hadoop on Windows ===
  The Hadoop build on Windows can be run from inside a Windows (not cygwin) command prompt window.