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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies using the `apt-get` command: apt-get install automake autoconf libtool help2man -The OS X version of these dependencies may be out of date so it is recommended +The Mac OS X version of these dependencies may be out of date so it is recommended that you use MacPorts (http://www.macports.org/) to install newer versions using the `port` command: @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Bootstrap the pristine source by running the following command: Installation and First Run -------------------------- -UNIX-like Operating Systems (inc. OS X) +UNIX-like Operating Systems (inc. Mac OS X) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dependencies @@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ install those packages instead. `libcurl4-openssl-dev` is the current version of `libcurl-dev` supplied by Ubuntu. You may need to specify an alternate package name for libcurl bindings. -OS X -++++ +Mac OS X +++++++++ -To install GNU Make and the GNU Compiler Collection on OS X you should install +To install GNU Make and the GNU Compiler Collection on Mac OS X you should install the Xcode Tools metapackage by running the following command: open /Applications/Installers/Xcode\ Tools/XcodeTools.mpkg @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ On many UNIX-like systems you can run the following command: adduser --system --home /usr/local/var/lib/couchdb --no-create-home \ --shell /bin/bash --group --gecos "CouchDB Administrator" couchdb -OS X provides the standard Accounts option from the System Preferences +Mac OS X provides the standard Accounts option from the System Preferences application or you can optionally use the Workgroup Manager application which can be downloaded as part of the Server Admin Tools: @@ -193,18 +193,30 @@ To check that everything has worked, point your web browser to: From here you should run the test suite. -OS X -++++ +Mac OS X +++++++++ If you get error when running Apache CouchDB that look like the following: - dyld: Library not loaded: libicuuc.38.dy + dyld: Library not loaded: libicuuc.38.dylib -You should make sure that your `~/.profile` file contains the following line: +It seems that your installation is messed up. The dynamically linked object +file usually contains the path to the dynamic library it was linked against. +Invoke the command: - export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/local/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH + otool -L /usr/local/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib/couch-0.9.0a708993-incubating/priv/lib/couch_erl_driver.so -This should have been added for you by MacPorts but may be missing. +e.g. to see where CouchDB expects the ICU libraries. In that case you should +invoke: + + make distclean + ./configure + make + sudo make install + +It is not necessary to set dyld(1) environment variables like +DYLD_LIBARY_PATH. These are necessary only for debugging or testing binary +compatibility. Running as a Daemon ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -244,8 +256,8 @@ GNU/Linux) you can configure your system using the following command: sudo update-rc.d couchdb defaults -OS X -++++ +Mac OS X +++++++++ You can use the `launchctl` command to control the Apache CouchDB daemon. @@ -253,22 +265,26 @@ To load the launchd configuration you must run the following command: sudo launchctl load /usr/local/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist -Then you can start Apache CouchDB by running : - - sudo launchctl start org.apache.couchdb - You can stop the Apache CouchDB daemon by running the following command: sudo launchctl unload /usr/local/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist -If you wish to change the launchd configuration, such as which user to run -Apache CouchDB as, you must edit the -`/usr/local/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist` file as -appropriate. +You can change the launchd configuration, such as which user to run +Apache CouchDB as, by running the command +`open /usr/local/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist`. It will open +Apple's `Property List Editor'. See launchd.plist(5) for available options in +launchd property lists. One is the `OnDemand' property, which makes it possible +to start and stop the service using launchctl if set to `true'. By default, +launchd immediately restarts a stopped service and makes the `launchctl stop' +behave effectively like a restart. If set to `true', use these commands to start +and stop Apache CouchDB: -If you wish the Apache CouchDB daemon to run as a system service you need to -copy the `/usr/local/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist` file into -your system wide `/Library/LaunchDaemons` directory. + sudo launchctl start org.apache.couchdb + sudo launchctl stop org.apache.couchdb + +If you wish the Apache CouchDB daemon to run at startup, you need to copy or +symlink the `/usr/local/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.couchdb.plist` file +into your system wide `/Library/LaunchDaemons` directory. Windows ~~~~~~~ |