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diff --git a/BUILDING b/BUILDING new file mode 100644 index 00000000..206d6ced --- /dev/null +++ b/BUILDING @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +Building From Checkout +====================== + +You only need to follow these instructions if you are building from a direct +repository checkout. If you are installing CouchDB from a tarball you can skip +to the installation section in the `README` file. + +You will need the following installed: + + * 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/) + +The `help2man` tool is optional, but will generate `man` pages for you. + +Debian-based (inc. Ubuntu) Systems +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You can install the dependencies by running: + + apt-get install automake autoconf libtool help2man + +Be sure to update the version numbers to match your system's available packages. + +Mac OS X +~~~~~~~~ + +You can install the dependencies by running: + + port install automake autoconf libtool help2man + +You will need MacPorts installed to use the `port` command. + +Bootstrapping +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Bootstrap the pristine source by running: + + ./bootstrap + +You must repeat this step every time you update your checkout. |