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| -rw-r--r-- | AUTHORS | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 44 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | THANKS | 8 |
3 files changed, 30 insertions, 30 deletions
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ Apache CouchDB AUTHORS ====================== -Apache CouchDB was originally developed by Damien Katz <damien@apache.org> and -he remains the project lead. - A number of people have contributed directly to Apache CouchDB by writing -documentation or developing software. A list of these people is included below. +documentation or developing software. + +These people are: * J. Chris Anderson <jchris@apache.org> + * Damien Katz <damien@apache.org> * Jan Lehnardt <jan@apache.org> * Christopher Lenz <cmlenz@apache.org> * Noah Slater <nslater@apache.org> @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ manner consistent with other successful ASF projects. While incubation status is not necessarily a reflection of the completeness or stability of the code, it does indicate that the project has yet to be fully endorsed by the ASF. -Building From Subversion ------------------------- +Building From Checkout +---------------------- You can skip this section if you are installing from a release tarball. @@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ Dependencies To build Apache CouchDB from checkout you need some of the following installed: - * GNU Automake (>=1.6.3) (required) (http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/) - * GNU Autoconf (>=2.59) (required) (http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/) - * GNU Libtool (required) (http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/) - * help2man (optional) (http://www.gnu.org/software/help2man/) + * GNU Automake (>=1.6.3) (http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/) + * GNU Autoconf (>=2.59) (http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/) + * GNU Libtool (http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/) + * GNU help2man (http://www.gnu.org/software/help2man/) -If you are running a Debian GNU/Linux system (or a derivative such as Ubuntu -GNU/Linux) you can install these dependencies using the `apt-get` command: +If you are running a Debian GNU/Linux based system you can install these +dependencies using the `apt-get` command: apt-get install automake autoconf libtool help2man @@ -42,30 +42,30 @@ the `port` command: Bootstrapping ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Note: You must repeat this step every time you update your Subversion checkout. +Note: You must repeat this step every time you update your checkout. Bootstrap the pristine source by running the following command: ./bootstrap -Installation And First Run +Installation and First Run -------------------------- -You will need the following installed: - - * Erlang OTP (>=R11B) (required) (http://erlang.org/) - * ICU (required) (http://icu.sourceforge.net/) - * OpenSSL (required) (http://www.openssl.org/) - * Mozilla SpiderMonkey (required) (http://www.mozilla.org/js/spidermonkey/) - * GNU Make (required) (http://www.gnu.org/software/make/) - * GNU Compiler Collection (required) (http://gcc.gnu.org/) - UNIX-like Operating Systems (inc. OS X) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dependencies ^^^^^^^^^^^^ +To build and install apache CouchDB you will need the following installed: + + * Erlang OTP (>=R11B) (http://erlang.org/) + * ICU (http://icu.sourceforge.net/) + * OpenSSL (http://www.openssl.org/) + * Mozilla SpiderMonkey (http://www.mozilla.org/js/spidermonkey/) + * GNU Make (http://www.gnu.org/software/make/) + * GNU Compiler Collection (http://gcc.gnu.org/) + Debian-based (inc. Ubuntu) Systems ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ To update your `locate` database you may want to run the following command: Installing ^^^^^^^^^^ -Once you have satisfied dependencies you should run the following command: +Once you have satisfied the dependencies you should run the following command: ./configure @@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ configuration files you should run the following command: sudo make && yes | sudo make install -Note: Use of the `sudo` command is only required if you are installing into a +Note: The use of the `sudo` command is only required if you are installing into a system owned directory. You do not need to do this if you are installing elsewhere, such as your home directory. If you are having problems running `make` you may want to try running `gmake` if -it is available on your system. +this is available on your system. More options can be found by reading the `INSTALL` file. @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ Apache CouchDB THANKS ===================== -Apache CouchDB was originally developed by Damien Katz <damien_katz@yahoo.com> -and a number of other contributors. Many people further contributed to Apache -CouchDB by reporting problems, suggesting various improvements or submitting -changes. A list of these people is included below. +A number of people have contributed to Apache CouchDB by reporting problems, +suggesting improvements or submitting changes. + +Some of these people are: * William Beh <willbeh@gmail.com> * Yoan Blanc <yoan.blanc@gmail.com> |