On Apr 20, 2012, at 10:56 AM, Carlton Gibson wrote:
> I'm not interested in erasing anything either. — I started the new repo as a
> proof-of-concept to myself more than anything.
>
> First, I had limited time and couldn't get the old repo working.
>
> * I tried building at HEAD but Xcode complained of a missing .plist file.
>
> Trying to build Couchbase Server Single at HEAD:
> error: could not read data from
> '/Volumes/Lion/home/Dropbox/Projects/GitHub/CouchDBX/Couchbase
> Server/Couchbase Server-Info.plist': The file “Couchbase Server-Info.plist”
> couldn’t be opened because there is no such file.
There's a Makefile at the top level that generates the plist file to
include the current version. It pulls the version from `git describe` so all
you have to do is tag it and "make" and you'll get the whole thing.
> - First of _many_ but most of the others are due to the lack of
> the Erlang files.
>
> * I tried opening an early commit but Xcode complained about missing a
> project.pbxproj file.
>
> Where I was I was looking at one class and one nib file to have something
> running. That I've got, and even if we do fork off the existing repo building
> it won't have been wasted time.
> (Also, I've given up trying to fix broken Xcode projects.)
I suspect it should be pretty easy to get everything together. I
rolled out five or six releases on this thing from a couple different machines,
and I don't like repeating myself, so it should go pretty smoothly, though may
require just a bit of setup (I also don't like bending environments to my will,
so I wouldn't expect it'd need all that much).
> FOR ME, the hard work is all the Erlang+ CouchDB stuff that I haven't even
> looked at. If you could point me to a commit that you recommend that I can
> checkout and build with perhaps a quick explanation of your build process to
> get the Erlang/CouchDB in place I would be really grateful.
> (I'd be happy to arrange a time to chat online if that's easier for you!)
The Xcode build should download erlang R14B03 (a binary package I put
together that's stripped down). We can make a new one of those with a more
recent erlang build, but I'd expect the existing one to work for now.
> I'm only here because I want to contribute to CouchDB — I see on the homepage
> a missing Mac download and I know CouchDBX got me started. — Whilst I'm
> learning I can get that back on the road.
> (I'd prefer to work with a build that already exists if possible.)
I, for one, am very happy to get a new version of this going. Doubly
if an enthusiast out in the wild does it. :)
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dustin sallings
