Installing couchdb on Linux is a breeze. At least with the Debian package manager. But on OSX, where I was stuck over the Christmas break, installation is a pain. Of course if you believe the hype homebrew will save us. All you have to do is install it and type: brew install couchdb. Except that, it doesn't work. Packages have to be maintained, and unless the homebrew authors do all that work, their packeges will soon break. So I had to do it myself. This is the formula on 64 bit systems:
- Download the latest Erlang source. Configure with
--enable-darwin-64bit. Otherwise it compiles in 32 bit and it won't work with the other components, especially icu. Then make, make install as usual. - Download and install ICU (configure, make, make install)
- Download and install couchdb. Configure, make, make install. And it all should work.
Now that Apple's great leader has passed on maybe someone in charge will see that a proper package manager would be a good idea for OSX.
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