Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 07FF79D1C for ; Thu, 8 Mar 2012 23:38:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 57025 invoked by uid 500); 8 Mar 2012 23:38:57 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-couchdb-user-archive@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 56976 invoked by uid 500); 8 Mar 2012 23:38:57 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@couchdb.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@couchdb.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@couchdb.apache.org Received: (qmail 56968 invoked by uid 99); 8 Mar 2012 23:38:57 -0000 Received: from minotaur.apache.org (HELO minotaur.apache.org) (140.211.11.9) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:38:57 +0000 Received: from localhost (HELO mail-iy0-f180.google.com) (127.0.0.1) (smtp-auth username rnewson, mechanism plain) by minotaur.apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:38:57 +0000 Received: by iage36 with SMTP id e36so1872078iag.11 for ; Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:38:56 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.140.2 with SMTP id rc2mr19905682igb.22.1331249936525; Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:38:56 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.42.99.195 with HTTP; Thu, 8 Mar 2012 15:38:56 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 23:38:56 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: couchdb not listening on its port From: Robert Newson To: user@couchdb.apache.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 It isn't, but I'm happy not to pursue this. :) B. On 8 March 2012 23:35, Mark Crispin wrote: > Robert, > > Unfortunately, I don't have any transcripts from my build attempt. I just > know that doing a fresh "make && sudo make install" for couchdb made the > problem go away. > > As near as I can guess, perhaps an abortive erlang build was enough to > satisfy couchdb's build, because couchdb was launching erl. It just wasn't > started the web browser or otherwise doing anything useful. > > Sorry that I don't have more information. But maybe the possibility that > an abortive erlang build that let the couchdb build complete is enough > info? > > On Thu, 8 Mar 2012, Robert Newson wrote: >> Mark, please tell me you received error messages when you did 'make && >> sudo make install' for couchdb when erlang was not installed? Without >> a './configure' first, there shouldn't even be a Makefile. >> >> B. >> >> On 8 March 2012 22:37, Mark Crispin >> wrote: >>> Thank you everuybody for your help. >>> >>> It appears that the problem was that I installed erlang AFTER I installed >>> couchdb. Changing the installation order fixed it. Thank you! >>> >>> >>> mark crispin: senior software engineer >>> mark.crispin@netmail.com | +1.514.392.9220 ext 297 | +1.866.497.0101 >>> >>> www.netmail.com | scan | secure | store | search || business driven email >>> eliminate risk - ensure compliance - enhance productivity >>> >>> >>> >>> http://help.netmail.com | find | learn | contribute >>> the only place for everything netmail >>> >> > > mark crispin: senior software engineer > mark.crispin@netmail.com | +1.514.392.9220 ext 297 | +1.866.497.0101 > > www.netmail.com | scan | secure | store | search || business driven email > eliminate risk - ensure compliance - enhance productivity > > > > http://help.netmail.com | find | learn | contribute > the only place for everything netmail >