====== CouchDB: compile yourself ======
===== Debian =====

Debian 5 comes with CouchDB 0.8 - this is too old. The same is true for Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10.

I will show how to compile CouchDB 1.0.  
==== install and remove old packages: ====

  * apt-get install couchdb
  * apt-get remove erlang erlang-nox couchdb

Why? It's a good idea to install the debian Packages to resolve all dependencies. But you should remove this 3 packages before install the self-compiled versions.

==== Compile erlang ====

  * apt-get install autoconf m4 quilt unixodbc-dev bison flex libsctp-dev
  * wget http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_src_R13B04.tar.gz
  * cd otp_src_R13B04
  * ./configure && make
  * make install

=> erlang installed in /usr/local

Test: start ''erl'' (Quit with Ctrl-C, Ctrl-C, ....)

==== Compile CouchDB ====

  * - apt-get install cdbs debhelper erlang-dev help2man libicu-dev libmozjs-dev
  * apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev (configure: error: Library requirements (curl) not met)
  * ./configure && make
    * if you get the error message: ''configure: error: The installed Erlang version is less than 5.6.5 (R12B05).'' than you have to compile a newer version of erlang. See above.
  * make install

Test: http://localhost:5984/_utils/index.html

===== Links =====
  * http://hostingfu.com/article/building-couchdb-0-9-debian-5
  * [[Debian: How to solve dependencies for sources]]