Octavian, what do you think about: https://github.com/iriscouch/build-couchdb
On 13 August 2013 09:58, Octavian Damiean <odami...@linux.com> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Filippo Fadda < > filippo.fa...@programmazione.it> wrote: > > > Actually the Installation of "Unix-like systems" is full of "you are > > driving me crazy" things. > > I didn't try, but I'm pretty sure to install on RedHat, CentOS, Fedora > you > > just need "yum install couchdb" like "apt-get install couchdb" on Debian > > style distro like Ubuntu. Let's apply the KIS principle, even to the > > documentation. > > > > It's OK having a detailed section that list all the dependencies but > > that's something, probably, used only by developers or people having > > troubles on their systems. So, also the UNIX section should be revised > with > > the minimum required steps to install CouchDB on the various distro. > > All the Unix stuff should be moved to "Install from source" section, > where > > find all the dependencies you need to compile CouchDB, tips and tricks, > etc. > > > It's really not that simple. For the bleeding edge distros a package > manager solution might be enough, as they might have CouchDB in a > relatively new version in their repository but most don't. > > Here is the current CouchDB version situation in different distros and > versions of that distro. > > Arch Linux: 1.4.0 > Debian Wheezy (stable): 1.2.0 > Debian Jessie (testing): 1.2.0 > Debian Sid (unstable): 1.2.0 > Fedora 18: 1.2.1 > Fedora 19: 1.2.2 > Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin: 1.0.1 > Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal: 1.2.0 > Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail: 1.2.0 > Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander (still in development, might change): 1.2.0 > > So the overall picture doesn't look that good to me. None of those > distributions provide an up-to-date stable version of CouchDB, only Arch > Linux provides a bleeding edge version which is better than nothing but > still not really satisfying in my opinion. > > The build from source procedures are required and we should probably try to > create a build tool like the Mozilla guys have for Firefox. I'm talking > about "mach" if anyone is wondering. That tools makes it really easy to > build from source using one command. > > Just my 2cents on the Linux part as that's pretty much my area of > expertise. > > Cheers, > -- > Octavian Damiean > > GitHub: https://github.com/mainerror > -- Noah Slater https://twitter.com/nslater
