From dev-return-9062-apmail-couchdb-dev-archive=couchdb.apache.org@couchdb.apache.org Tue Mar 09 16:08:39 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 98888 invoked from network); 9 Mar 2010 16:08:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by 140.211.11.9 with SMTP; 9 Mar 2010 16:08:39 -0000 Received: (qmail 25278 invoked by uid 500); 9 Mar 2010 16:08:12 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-dev-archive@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 25123 invoked by uid 500); 9 Mar 2010 16:08:11 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@couchdb.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 25115 invoked by uid 99); 9 Mar 2010 16:08:11 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:08:11 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.7 required=10.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_NEUTRAL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (nike.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [72.14.220.157] (HELO fg-out-1718.google.com) (72.14.220.157) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:08:02 +0000 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id e12so105053fga.5 for ; Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:07:41 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.204.9.21 with SMTP id j21mr2872424bkj.180.1268150861011; Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:07:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (host86-178-66-113.range86-178.btcentralplus.com [86.178.66.113]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id x16sm22787092bku.17.2010.03.09.08.07.38 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:07:40 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [Couchdb Wiki] Update of "Troubleshooting" by NoahSlater Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1077) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Noah Slater In-Reply-To: <70853997-51A0-4DAE-B028-8B42AA6CA1A7@apache.org> X-Noah: Awesome Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:07:35 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <20100309111703.24008.80196@eos.apache.org> <70853997-51A0-4DAE-B028-8B42AA6CA1A7@apache.org> To: dev@couchdb.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1077) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org It looks wrong. If people want to uninstall CouchDB, they should use the = "uninstall" target with make. Instructions asking them to DELETE = everything are very irresponsible. Unless the user thinks hard about = that that command is about to do, they will loose all the data in their = databases. On 9 Mar 2010, at 15:54, Jan Lehnardt wrote: > Hi Noah, >=20 > On 9 Mar 2010, at 03:17, Apache Wiki wrote: >=20 >> - =3D=3D invalid UTF-8 JSON =3D=3D >> -=20 >> - When upgrading from old versions of CouchDB, it is best to really = get rid of everything old. If you get strange errors and all but the = simplest actions appear to be broken, and especially if you are seeing = {"error":"bad_request","reason":"invalid UTF-8 JSON"} type of errors in = Futon, then you should try something like the following: >> -=20 >> - {{{ >> - find /usr/local -name \*couch* | xargs rm -rf=20 >> - make && sudo make install >> - }}} >> -=20 >> - This was discussed on 13 Dec 2009 on the users mailing list, and = the resolution is discussed=20 >> - = [[http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-user/200912.mbox/%3c200= 912130717.39605.sh@widetrail.dk%3e|here]] and=20 >> - = [[http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-user/200912.mbox/%3c200= 91214091547.GA7543@uk.tiscali.com%3e|here]] >> -=20 >> -=20 >=20 > what's wrong with this information? I still see people running into = the issue. >=20 > Cheers > Jan > -- >=20