[bsaul]

The ide itself doesn't , but you can't connect to your hana instance if you don't have the hana client. Which doesn't work on a mac. It may work on linux, but i've been told that Windows really was the platform of choice for development.

[schmerdy]

maybe you should just give the Mac version a try. You might be surprised. Actually, you will be surprised

[rauar]

it does not work on Mac. The regi client is windows only and therefore it's impossible to do real work.

[schmerdy]

I use it on Mac every day. The regi client is not required on the Mac version and it works just fine. I don't understand how you can make claims without even trying

[bsaul]

Are you sure you are able to upload code to a running instance deployed on an amazon AMI, right from the IDE running on your mac ? I even asked someone from SAP and had a look at various forums on the sap dev network. Everyone seemed to agree that Windows was the way to go (the SAP guy even advised me to install a Windows VM). Glad to hear i was wrong.

[schmerdy]

I am sure. Disclaimer: I work for SAP and I am the one who originally created those amazon AMIs about two years ago. Meanwhile I got re-org'd into some other group (as happens frequently at big companies) but I still use it myself. I'll clarify things on our forums (not that anyone would find it there...)

[bsaul]

Lol ! ok, HN really is something wonderful :) Well, the first step to me is in the download page : explain a bit more what those "client" downloads are and when and why they are required.

PS : don't know if you're still involved with SAP Hana, but that technology would really benefit from having its completely independent ecosystem, far from anything related to SAP and its bloated developer network & forum website.