diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c446b19a548e2f2f84d147d59327bee66d56caa..938997b23ea077ae2d1466c3516c0678587c7584 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ IF (NOT DEFINED TD_CLUSTER)
     ENDIF ()
   ENDIF ()
 
+  #
+  # Get OS information and store in variable TD_OS_INFO.
+  #
+  execute_process(COMMAND chmod 777 ${TD_COMMUNITY_DIR}/packaging/tools/get_os.sh)
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${TD_COMMUNITY_DIR}/packaging/tools/get_os.sh "" OUTPUT_VARIABLE TD_OS_INFO)
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "The current os is " ${TD_OS_INFO})
+
   IF (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
     IF (${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P} MATCHES 8)
       SET(TD_LINUX_64 TRUE)
@@ -150,6 +157,13 @@ IF (NOT DEFINED TD_CLUSTER)
     ENDIF ()
     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DLINUX)
     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D_REENTRANT -D__USE_POSIX -D_LIBC_REENTRANT)
+    IF (${TD_OS_INFO} MATCHES "Alpine")
+      MESSAGE(STATUS "The current OS is Alpine, append extra flags")
+      SET(COMMON_FLAGS "${COMMON_FLAGS} -largp")
+      link_libraries(/usr/lib/libargp.a)
+    ELSE ()
+      ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D__USE_GNU)
+    ENDIF ()
   ELSEIF (TD_LINUX_32)
     IF (NOT TD_ARM)
       EXIT ()
@@ -160,6 +174,13 @@ IF (NOT DEFINED TD_CLUSTER)
     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DLINUX)
     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D_REENTRANT -D__USE_POSIX -D_LIBC_REENTRANT)
     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DUSE_LIBICONV)
+    IF (${TD_OS_INFO} MATCHES "Alpine")
+      MESSAGE(STATUS "The current OS is Alpine, add extra flags")
+      SET(COMMON_FLAGS "${COMMON_FLAGS} -largp")
+      link_library(/usr/lib/libargp.a)
+    ELSE ()
+      ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D__USE_GNU)
+    ENDIF ()
   ELSEIF (TD_WINDOWS_64)
     SET(CMAKE_GENERATOR "NMake Makefiles" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
     SET(COMMON_FLAGS "/nologo /WX- /Oi /Oy- /Gm- /EHsc /MT /GS /Gy /fp:precise /Zc:wchar_t /Zc:forScope /Gd /errorReport:prompt /analyze-")
diff --git a/packaging/deb/makedeb.sh b/packaging/deb/makedeb.sh
index 5c2df734faf3195d783be9f337e3bd5f58cb1f64..1cd45cfb971a426b592aa795913eadd4806672a8 100755
--- a/packaging/deb/makedeb.sh
+++ b/packaging/deb/makedeb.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ tdengine_ver=$3
 armver=$4
 
 script_dir="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
-top_dir="$(readlink -m ${script_dir}/../..)"
+top_dir="$(readlink -f ${script_dir}/../..)"
 pkg_dir="${top_dir}/debworkroom"
 
 #echo "curr_dir: ${curr_dir}"
diff --git a/packaging/release.sh b/packaging/release.sh
index 70f7af652f172b096ff734d65b2049d4d4e77ea2..7297eb1d81a25e9d9e86ab2882a6c53db81f2b18 100755
--- a/packaging/release.sh
+++ b/packaging/release.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ armver=$1
 
 curr_dir=$(pwd)
 script_dir="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
-top_dir="$(readlink -m ${script_dir}/..)"
+top_dir="$(readlink -f ${script_dir}/..)"
 versioninfo="${top_dir}/src/util/src/version.c"
 
 csudo=""
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/makerpm.sh b/packaging/rpm/makerpm.sh
index aef01875cbb15963f9289983c8e42649707b10bf..f885c65cddd7b993d797db9b1a031296371f8143 100755
--- a/packaging/rpm/makerpm.sh
+++ b/packaging/rpm/makerpm.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tdengine_ver=$3
 armver=$4
 
 script_dir="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
-top_dir="$(readlink -m ${script_dir}/../..)"
+top_dir="$(readlink -f ${script_dir}/../..)"
 pkg_dir="${top_dir}/rpmworkroom"
 spec_file="${script_dir}/tdengine.spec"
 
diff --git a/packaging/tools/get_os.sh b/packaging/tools/get_os.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..13f9f63228697c7abb69daf6abe14e49a4977f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/tools/get_os.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# This file is used to install TAOS time-series database on linux systems. The operating system 
+# is required to use systemd to manage services at boot
+
+set -e
+# set -x
+
+# -----------------------Variables definition---------------------
+OS=$(cat /etc/*-release | grep "^NAME=" | cut -d= -f2)
+len=$(echo ${#OS})
+len=$((len-2))
+retval=$(echo -ne ${OS:1:${len}} | cut -d" " -f0)
+echo -ne $retval
diff --git a/packaging/tools/install.sh b/packaging/tools/install.sh
index e1bcce401d419ce7a97c4110161777cfeea4f0e5..ea3e16d345ed427d2f81abb14d66673d4df5cfbb 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/install.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/install.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -e
 #set -x
 
 # -----------------------Variables definition---------------------
-script_dir=$(dirname $(readlink -m "$0"))
+script_dir=$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))
 # Dynamic directory
 data_dir="/var/lib/taos"
 log_dir="/var/log/taos"
diff --git a/packaging/tools/install_client.sh b/packaging/tools/install_client.sh
index 7560ebca4140688dbbee461e58ddcfef9a4b2391..78d7b750458d7b777119315237efe574b330af6d 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/install_client.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/install_client.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -e
 #set -x
 
 # -----------------------Variables definition---------------------
-script_dir=$(dirname $(readlink -m "$0"))
+script_dir=$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))
 # Dynamic directory
 data_dir="/var/lib/taos"
 log_dir="/var/log/taos"
diff --git a/packaging/tools/make_install.sh b/packaging/tools/make_install.sh
index b461d5c46da502651823562ae5a7af011a7f8a93..25ab39777583e7e45934c4fd1c0606095890a11c 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/make_install.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/make_install.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set -e
 # -----------------------Variables definition---------------------
 source_dir=$1
 binary_dir=$2
-script_dir=$(dirname $(readlink -m "$0"))
+script_dir=$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))
 # Dynamic directory
 data_dir="/var/lib/taos"
 log_dir="/var/log/taos"
diff --git a/packaging/tools/makeclient.sh b/packaging/tools/makeclient.sh
index f8d21e202b8649c03d40d33d1c43c6338b12f790..4ff360a1af2a9f73d67f1a070f82396d811bb3e5 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/makeclient.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/makeclient.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ build_time=$3
 armver=$4
 
 script_dir="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
-top_dir="$(readlink -m ${script_dir}/../..)"
+top_dir="$(readlink -f ${script_dir}/../..)"
 
 # create compressed install file.
 build_dir="${compile_dir}/build"
diff --git a/packaging/tools/makepkg.sh b/packaging/tools/makepkg.sh
index 714b74dbe6952a5ef9387e9709551fb67cf441bf..3d2e624cee2647f946dc1161e925347b17d910e1 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/makepkg.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/makepkg.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build_time=$3
 armver=$4
 
 script_dir="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
-top_dir="$(readlink -m ${script_dir}/../..)"
+top_dir="$(readlink -f ${script_dir}/../..)"
 
 # create compressed install file.
 build_dir="${compile_dir}/build"
diff --git a/packaging/tools/post.sh b/packaging/tools/post.sh
index a62f7a5eeb44730f4d68d5f018eeea49b807da3a..eea36f4484707e8ae1a0a18b5296f7aa1d899ee0 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/post.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/post.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # is required to use systemd to manage services at boot
 #set -x
 # -----------------------Variables definition---------------------
-script_dir=$(dirname $(readlink -m "$0"))
+script_dir=$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))
 # Dynamic directory
 data_dir="/var/lib/taos"
 log_dir="/var/log/taos"
diff --git a/packaging/tools/repair_link.sh b/packaging/tools/repair_link.sh
index 42b1082a9e848cfbf3320e62fdab3b1d3b48c616..7fd503f27013a9fce7208ece4335a1f427e05c9d 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/repair_link.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/repair_link.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ done
 declare -A dirHash
 
 for linkFile in $(find -L $linkDir -xtype l); do
-    targetFile=$(readlink -m $linkFile)
+    targetFile=$(readlink -f $linkFile)
     echo "targetFile: ${targetFile}"
     # TODO : Extract directory part and basename part
     dirName=$(dirname $(dirname ${targetFile}))
diff --git a/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c b/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c
index e9e988c6c687a8eaefd858d6628f50f45a142af7..12202f95ac1d32a0e73ee5f521758b06fb509c33 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c
+++ b/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ void shellParseArgument(int argc, char *argv[], struct arguments *arguments) {
   
   argp_parse(&argp, argc, argv, 0, 0, arguments);
   if (arguments->abort) {
-    error(10, 0, "ABORTED");
+    #ifdef __USE_GNU
+      error(10, 0, "ABORTED");
+    #else
+      abort();
+    #endif
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c b/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
index 40fbabe1f76027860c8f3b863618f870b833a91f..d95a27548c94a0595349a80ab6a164e9e7239e63 100644
--- a/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
+++ b/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 
 #include <argp.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#if !defined (__USE_GNU) && defined (LINUX)
+#else
 #include <error.h>
+#endif
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <semaphore.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -309,7 +312,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   argp_parse(&argp, argc, argv, 0, 0, &arguments);
 
-  if (arguments.abort) error(10, 0, "ABORTED");
+  if (arguments.abort) {
+    #ifdef __USE_GNU
+      error(10, 0, "ABORTED");
+    #else
+      abort();
+    #endif
+  }
   
   enum MODE query_mode = arguments.mode;
   char *ip_addr = arguments.host;
diff --git a/src/kit/taosdump/taosdump.c b/src/kit/taosdump/taosdump.c
index c8ef3bc0481c72d284485d7c369db97de6d780e9..ba2c6c107466a103c6390087241f06d6e361577b 100644
--- a/src/kit/taosdump/taosdump.c
+++ b/src/kit/taosdump/taosdump.c
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 
 #include <argp.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#if !defined (__USE_GNU) && defined (LINUX)
+#else
 #include <error.h>
+#endif
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -335,7 +338,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
      reflected in arguments. */
   argp_parse(&argp, argc, argv, 0, 0, &arguments);
 
-  if (arguments.abort) error(10, 0, "ABORTED");
+  if (arguments.abort) {
+    #ifdef __USE_GNU
+      error(10, 0, "ABORTED");
+    #else
+      abort();
+    #endif
+  }
 
   if (taosCheckParam(&arguments) < 0) {
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/src/os/linux/inc/os.h b/src/os/linux/inc/os.h
index 68ae7c09eafe6c76e745e9c5333827294eb72ece..1cefe5b587e42505b855b5feb4b5a44f3076a6a5 100644
--- a/src/os/linux/inc/os.h
+++ b/src/os/linux/inc/os.h
@@ -229,6 +229,14 @@ void taosSetCoreDump();
 
 void taosBlockSIGPIPE();
 
+#ifndef __USE_GNU
+  typedef int(*__compar_fn_t)(const void *, const void *);
+  void  error (int, int, const char *);
+  #ifndef PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP
+    #define  PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE
+  #endif
+#endif
+
 #define BUILDIN_CLZL(val) __builtin_clzl(val)
 #define BUILDIN_CLZ(val) __builtin_clz(val)
 #define BUILDIN_CTZL(val) __builtin_ctzl(val)
diff --git a/src/os/linux/src/tlinux.c b/src/os/linux/src/tlinux.c
index a23919e458709490d45a5bcadebf84ee5fed743d..1591806d368e374a1550c2fa8eb7ff018c785f35 100644
--- a/src/os/linux/src/tlinux.c
+++ b/src/os/linux/src/tlinux.c
@@ -234,8 +234,15 @@ void *taosProcessAlarmSignal(void *tharg) {
 
   timer_t         timerId;
   struct sigevent sevent;
-  sevent.sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD_ID;
-  sevent._sigev_un._tid = syscall(__NR_gettid);
+  
+  #ifndef __USE_GNU
+    sevent.sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD;
+    sevent.sigev_value.sival_int = syscall(__NR_gettid);
+  #else
+    sevent.sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD_ID;
+    sevent._sigev_un._tid = syscall(__NR_gettid);
+  #endif
+  
   sevent.sigev_signo = SIGALRM;
 
   if (timer_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, &sevent, &timerId) == -1) {
diff --git a/src/os/linux/src/tsystem.c b/src/os/linux/src/tsystem.c
index 055a67e0772f1a9595fa2825514358e9ef16083c..afb595552ff7afd87660acdf7d563649bb9e13ac 100644
--- a/src/os/linux/src/tsystem.c
+++ b/src/os/linux/src/tsystem.c
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
-#include <sys/sysctl.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+
+#ifndef __USE_GNU
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "tglobalcfg.h"
 #include "tlog.h"
diff --git a/src/system/detail/inc/dnodeSystem.h b/src/system/detail/inc/dnodeSystem.h
index 632b723ac0741a4cfe36533e29da2b3f0971f873..96e5699464af1095ae92e74b4e96dd67ae11c81d 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/inc/dnodeSystem.h
+++ b/src/system/detail/inc/dnodeSystem.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 
 #define tsetModuleStatus(mod) \
   { tsModuleStatus |= (1 << mod); }
diff --git a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeImport.c b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeImport.c
index 6bf543e47068cbcce3aca822885b646689b175a4..8d9e741c9831fa1432c96fd83e98539ce88f40df 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/src/vnodeImport.c
+++ b/src/system/detail/src/vnodeImport.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static int vnodeCloseImportFiles(SMeterObj *pObj, SImportHandle *pHandle) {
   SVnodeObj *pVnode = vnodeList + pObj->vnode;
   char       dpath[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN] = "\0";
   SCompInfo  compInfo;
-  __off_t    offset = 0;
+  off_t    offset = 0;
 
   if (pVnode->nfd > 0) {
     offset = lseek(pVnode->nfd, 0, SEEK_CUR);