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The following page has been changed by scottmotte: http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Error_messages The comment on the change is: installing erlang greater than 5.6.0 without the hell that is source ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * [#InstallationErrors Installation Errors] * [#Missingicu-config Missing icu-config] + * [#Erlang-version-less-5.6.0 Erlang version is less than 5.6.0] * [#IncorrectLD_LIBRARY_PATH Incorrect LD_LIBRARY_PATH] * [#BinaryArchitectureMismatchOSX Binary Architecture Mismatch OSX] * [#BinaryArchitectureMismatchSolarisSPARC Binary Architecture Mismatch Solaris/SPARC] @@ -48, +49 @@ export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin" }}} + [[Anchor(Erlang-version-less-5.6.0)]] + == Erlang version is less than 5.6.0 (R12B) == + + === Problem === + + Even after doing sudo apt-get install erlang you are getting the following error on ubuntu 8.04: + {{{ + configure: error: The installed Erlang version is less than 5.6.0 (R12B). + }}} + + === Solution === + + To get a later version without bothering with installing from source edit /etc/apt/sources.list and locate the following line: + {{{ + deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe + }}} + + Change it to the following + {{{ + deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ intrepid universe + }}} + + Save and then run: + {{{ + apt-get update + }}} + + You should now be able to install it by doing: + {{{ + apt-get install erlang-nox erlang-dev + }}} + + Test you version and confirm you see something greater than 5.6.0 + {{{ + erl + }}} + [[Anchor(IncorrectLD_LIBRARY_PATH)]] == Incorrect LD_LIBRARY_PATH ==
