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Posted to commits@couchdb.apache.org by ns...@apache.org on 2008/10/01 17:09:31 UTC
svn commit: r700806 - in /incubator/couchdb/trunk: AUTHORS README THANKS
Author: nslater
Date: Wed Oct 1 08:09:31 2008
New Revision: 700806
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=700806&view=rev
Log:
doc improvements
Modified:
incubator/couchdb/trunk/AUTHORS
incubator/couchdb/trunk/README
incubator/couchdb/trunk/THANKS
Modified: incubator/couchdb/trunk/AUTHORS
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/couchdb/trunk/AUTHORS?rev=700806&r1=700805&r2=700806&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- incubator/couchdb/trunk/AUTHORS (original)
+++ incubator/couchdb/trunk/AUTHORS Wed Oct 1 08:09:31 2008
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
Apache CouchDB AUTHORS
======================
-Apache CouchDB was originally developed by Damien Katz <da...@apache.org> and
-he remains the project lead.
-
A number of people have contributed directly to Apache CouchDB by writing
-documentation or developing software. A list of these people is included below.
+documentation or developing software.
+
+These people are:
* J. Chris Anderson <jc...@apache.org>
+ * Damien Katz <da...@apache.org>
* Jan Lehnardt <ja...@apache.org>
* Christopher Lenz <cm...@apache.org>
* Noah Slater <ns...@apache.org>
Modified: incubator/couchdb/trunk/README
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/couchdb/trunk/README?rev=700806&r1=700805&r2=700806&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- incubator/couchdb/trunk/README (original)
+++ incubator/couchdb/trunk/README Wed Oct 1 08:09:31 2008
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
not necessarily a reflection of the completeness or stability of the code, it
does indicate that the project has yet to be fully endorsed by the ASF.
-Building From Subversion
-------------------------
+Building From Checkout
+----------------------
You can skip this section if you are installing from a release tarball.
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
To build Apache CouchDB from checkout you need some of the following installed:
- * GNU Automake (>=1.6.3) (required) (http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/)
- * GNU Autoconf (>=2.59) (required) (http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/)
- * GNU Libtool (required) (http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/)
- * help2man (optional) (http://www.gnu.org/software/help2man/)
+ * GNU Automake (>=1.6.3) (http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/)
+ * GNU Autoconf (>=2.59) (http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/)
+ * GNU Libtool (http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/)
+ * GNU help2man (http://www.gnu.org/software/help2man/)
-If you are running a Debian GNU/Linux system (or a derivative such as Ubuntu
-GNU/Linux) you can install these dependencies using the `apt-get` command:
+If you are running a Debian GNU/Linux based system you can install these
+dependencies using the `apt-get` command:
apt-get install automake autoconf libtool help2man
@@ -42,30 +42,30 @@
Bootstrapping
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Note: You must repeat this step every time you update your Subversion checkout.
+Note: You must repeat this step every time you update your checkout.
Bootstrap the pristine source by running the following command:
./bootstrap
-Installation And First Run
+Installation and First Run
--------------------------
-You will need the following installed:
-
- * Erlang OTP (>=R11B) (required) (http://erlang.org/)
- * ICU (required) (http://icu.sourceforge.net/)
- * OpenSSL (required) (http://www.openssl.org/)
- * Mozilla SpiderMonkey (required) (http://www.mozilla.org/js/spidermonkey/)
- * GNU Make (required) (http://www.gnu.org/software/make/)
- * GNU Compiler Collection (required) (http://gcc.gnu.org/)
-
UNIX-like Operating Systems (inc. OS X)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dependencies
^^^^^^^^^^^^
+To build and install apache CouchDB you will need the following installed:
+
+ * Erlang OTP (>=R11B) (http://erlang.org/)
+ * ICU (http://icu.sourceforge.net/)
+ * OpenSSL (http://www.openssl.org/)
+ * Mozilla SpiderMonkey (http://www.mozilla.org/js/spidermonkey/)
+ * GNU Make (http://www.gnu.org/software/make/)
+ * GNU Compiler Collection (http://gcc.gnu.org/)
+
Debian-based (inc. Ubuntu) Systems
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
Installing
^^^^^^^^^^
-Once you have satisfied dependencies you should run the following command:
+Once you have satisfied the dependencies you should run the following command:
./configure
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@
sudo make && yes | sudo make install
-Note: Use of the `sudo` command is only required if you are installing into a
+Note: The use of the `sudo` command is only required if you are installing into a
system owned directory. You do not need to do this if you are installing
elsewhere, such as your home directory.
If you are having problems running `make` you may want to try running `gmake` if
-it is available on your system.
+this is available on your system.
More options can be found by reading the `INSTALL` file.
Modified: incubator/couchdb/trunk/THANKS
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/couchdb/trunk/THANKS?rev=700806&r1=700805&r2=700806&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- incubator/couchdb/trunk/THANKS (original)
+++ incubator/couchdb/trunk/THANKS Wed Oct 1 08:09:31 2008
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
Apache CouchDB THANKS
=====================
-Apache CouchDB was originally developed by Damien Katz <da...@yahoo.com>
-and a number of other contributors. Many people further contributed to Apache
-CouchDB by reporting problems, suggesting various improvements or submitting
-changes. A list of these people is included below.
+A number of people have contributed to Apache CouchDB by reporting problems,
+suggesting improvements or submitting changes.
+
+Some of these people are:
* William Beh <wi...@gmail.com>
* Yoan Blanc <yo...@gmail.com>