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Noah Slater commented on COUCHDB-1012:
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Why not just --log-dir?
Why do we have --couch-bin now?
Why is it called couchdb-config_dev now?
I am confused about this script. It seems that we all have very different ideas
about how it is going to be used. Paul has previously argued for a very limited
set of options for module developers only, and I must say that I favour that
approach. Realistically, who is going to call this script to find out where the
`couchdb` script is?
How about this approach:
* We completely strip down the options here to the very bare essentials needed
to develop CouchDB modules.
* We add a note to the --help output saying that we're open to suggestions for
new options.
* We implement new options once it becomes apparent what he use case is.
> Utility to help plugin developers manage paths
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>
> Key: COUCHDB-1012
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1012
> Project: CouchDB
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Components: Build System
> Reporter: Randall Leeds
> Assignee: Benoit Chesneau
> Fix For: 1.2
>
> Attachments:
> 0001-add-couch-config-file-used-to-ease-the-build-of-plug.patch,
> 0001-add-couch-config-file-used-to-ease-the-build-of-plug.patch,
> 0001-add-couch-config-file-used-to-ease-the-build-of-plug.patch,
> 0001-support-pkg-config-for-plugins-COUCHDB-1012.patch
>
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> Developers may want to write plugins (like GeoCouch) for CouchDB. Many hooks
> in the configuration system allow loading arbitrary Erlang modules to handle
> various internal tasks, but currently there is no straightforward and
> portable way for developers of these plugins to discover the location of the
> CouchDB library files.
> Two options that have been proposed are to use pkg-config or install a
> separate script that could be invoked (e.g. as couch-config --erl-libs) to
> discover important CouchDB installation paths.
> As far as I know the loudest argument against pkg-config is lack of support
> for Windows.
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