Dennis, Yes, I am at the mercy of the original developer who forked couchDB for windows. I just sent him a message - from GitHub.
I understand the REG system is VERY complex. Many things/levels require KEYS, but applications don't really *have* to utilize KEYS. Case input is the copy of Apache and mySQL running on my local PC. I did not run an installer, did not add REG KEYS (yes, environmental variables are technically KEYS, as is a SERVICE identifier,but I classify these as WINDOWS KEYS) My goal is ZERO application level REG KEYS. I would like to insert couchDB into my pseudo-Linux structure that I have running on my Windows development environment, As for mySQL, I've read similar wikis and blogs. I have been told by many "experts" fo many years that I can not run a WAMP stack the way I would like to. WALTERS-WAY wiki <http://wiki.walters-way.com> shows anyone who would like to see how to create a LAMP-like stack on a windows box. Completely configurable. If you can configure a Linux Apache, you can configure my version of a WAMP stack. The files are (almost) in the same place, nothing in the WINDOWS directory, nothing in the REGISTRY. I have both Apache and mySQL running as SERVICES. This method works on everything from NT on up. On 95 you have to manually start. But that's really old! ;) Thanks for making me clarify my request. Walter On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Dennis Redfield < dennis.lee.redfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > You really are at the mercy of the folks who wrote the installer, perhaps > they will chime in. The Registry system is quite complex and is a > combination of keys required by the system: security, uninstall, service > installation and keys which are set uniquely by the application (I assume > this is what you intended when you said APP REG KEYS). So your best bet is > to go back to the couchdb installation source, talk to the installation > authors and hit the books. > > BTW: The reason I asked your intent (i.e. your goal) was what you are > attempting to do is going to require some real effort - if do-able at all > and I was hoping that if I knew what you were trying to accomplish there > might be another way to achieve the goal. > > Question: I understand (from the Wiki) that mySQL does NOT run as a > windows > service but as a process within the hosting application (e.g. as a linked > lib). Is this not correct? > > thanks > > dlr > >
