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Paul Joseph Davis updated COUCHDB-373:
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Skill Level: New Contributors Level (Easy)
> ./utils/run complains about non-existant directories
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> Key: COUCHDB-373
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-373
> Project: CouchDB
> Issue Type: Bug
> Affects Versions: 0.10
> Environment: trunk
> Reporter: Paul Joseph Davis
> Assignee: Noah Slater
> Priority: Minor
>
> Executing ./utils/run complains about missing directories
> Steps to reproduce:
> 1. Find a computer that you can install linux on.
> 2. Fetch a copy of an operating system that you can use. I recommed the
> GNU/Linux Ubuntu distribution. You can download a copy of it at [1]. If
> you're new to the GNU/Linux operating system, I recommend downloading the
> "Desktop" distribution. At the time of this writing, Ubuntu 9.04 is the most
> recent release an is the recommended version when following these steps to
> reproduce the issue.
> 3. Once your download has completed you should have a local file that has an
> extension of ".iso". (An extension is the last three characters of the
> filename.) "ISO" files is an archive copy that is commonly used to
> distributed software that is designed to run from optical media. See [2] for
> a more thorough explanation of the format.
> 4. Transfer the ISO file to an optical media that your target system is
> capable of reading. (Alternatively you could create a bootable thumb drive
> [3], but that is outside the scope of this document.) When transferring the
> "ISO" file you must be sure to use software that understands the format. See
> [4] for further help.
> 5. Place the installation media into your computer and reboot.
> 6. When the BIOS screen [5] appears, press the appropriate key combination to
> view your preferred boot device [6]. You'll need to ensure that the drive
> containing your installation media is the primary boot device. Exact
> instructions will vary based on manufacturer and model of motherboard.
> Consult Google [7] for more information.
> 7. Installing GNU/Linux will depend on the distribution that you chose. If
> you followed these steps to reproduce, the Ubuntu installation procedure
> provides helpful Graphical User Interface [8] to assist with the installation
> procedure. More detail instructions for installation can be found at [9].
> 8. Assuming that your installation was successful it is always helpful to get
> acquainted with the new system. See [10] for a helpful community of Ubuntu
> users. To proceed with the rest of these steps you'll need to become familiar
> with the Command Line Interface [11]. In the Ubuntu GNU/Linux operating
> system, this application is called "Terminal" [12]. At the minimum you will
> need to be familiar with how to execute commands and perform actions as the
> "Superuser" or "Root user" [13]. See [14] for instructions on using the
> "sudo" (Super User Do) command line application.
> 9. Install dependencies that CouchDB requires for configuration and
> compiling. The fastest method for installing dependencies is to issue the
> following command in the Terminal application:
> $ sudo build-dep couchdb
> A note on commands: The above syntax is a method for describing commands in
> the Terminal application. The '$' character represents the "prompt" [11].
> Commands are entered as a string of characters and executed by pressing the
> "Return" key on your keyboard. Sometimes the "Return" key is referred to by
> other names, (for instance, on keyboards for languages other than English),
> suffice it to say that it is generally the largest key on the right hand side
> of your keyboard (disregarding the (possibly non-existant) numeric keypad,
> and (possibly non-existant) directional keys.).
> Assuming that command completes successfully, we should be ready to start
> configuring and installing CouchDB. If something goes awry, you should be
> aware that the CouchDB community is willing to help [15].
> 10. Fetch the Subversion [16] utility. Subversion is a "Revision Control
> System" [17], a tool commonly used by programmers to track changes they make
> to a program. On the Ubuntu GNU/Linux you can fetch this tool with the
> following command:
> $ sudo apt-get install subversion
>
> If that command fails, I will refer the user once again to the CouchDB
> community found at [15].
> 11. Fetch a copy of the CouchDB source code.
> $ svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb/trunk couchdb
> 12. Change into the CouchDB directory
> $ cd couchdb
> 13. Bootstrap the software. Bootstrapping [18] refers to the process of
> preparing a source code distribution (such as the one you have just
> retrieved) for the configuration process. A more thorough description of the
> process can be found at [19].
> $ ./bootstrap
>
> 14. Configure the software. Note, although we will not be installing the
> software in this guide, the configuration step is where the paths for
> installation are decided. If you are building CouchDB for system wide use,
> you may wish to peruse the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) [20] to get an
> idea of where you may want to install different portions of the final build
> product. Also consult with the CouchDB README that has helpful pointers.
> $ ./configure
>
> 15. Now that the software is configured, we are ready to compile it into a
> running program.
> $ make
>
> 16. The following steps involve creating and running CouchDB in a development
> environment as this is the configuration affected by this bug. If you desired
> to install the compiled program on your system the appropriate command would
> be:
> # THIS IS NOT REQUIRED
> $ sudo make install
>
> I have placed an obvious note to...
> Damn. My upgrade yesterday broke stuff. I have things to attend to.
> [1] http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
> [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image
> [3] http://www.google.com/search?q=bootable+thumb+drive
> [4] http://www.google.com/search?q=Burning+an+ISO
> [5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS
> [6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booting#Boot_devices_.28IBM_PC.29
> [7] http://www.google.com
> [8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface
> [9] https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/installation-guide/i386/index.html
> [10] http://www.ubuntu.com/community
> [11] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_line_interface
> [12] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
> [13] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_user
> [14] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
> [15] http://couchdb.apache.org/community/index.html
> [16] http://subversion.tigris.org/
> [17] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control
> [18]
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping_(computing)#Software_bootstrapping
> [19] http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/autobook/autobook_43.html#SEC43
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