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Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:29:15 -0400
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Subject: Re: CouchDB / Mochiweb version
From: Paul Davis <paul.joseph.davis@gmail.com>
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On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Lynton
Grice<lynton.grice@logosworld.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Can someone let me know why CouchDB does not work with the latest version of
> Mochiweb from the web? I get JSON encoding errors using the latest version
> of Mochiweb. All the test suite tests fail with syntax errors. What version
> of Mochiweb is bundled with the latest version of CouchDB?
>
> There seems to be a difference in the "mochijson2.erl" file between the
> mochiweb file bundled with the CouchDB download vs the latest Mochiweb "
> mochijson2.erl".
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Lynton
>
>

CouchDB's JSON serialization has always been slightly different than
mochiweb's. At one point there was supposed to be a shift towards what
CouchDB uses. There's a thread somewhere on erlang-questions IIRC that
this move was discussed.

HTH,
Paul Davis