Install this version:
emerge -a =dev-db/couchdb-3.5.2
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =dev-db/couchdb-3.5.2
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =dev-db/couchdb-3.5.2
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5.2 | 8 | ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
DESCRIPTION="Document-oriented NoSQL database"
HOMEPAGE="https://couchdb.apache.org"
SRC_URI="https://apache.org/dist/${PN}/source/${PV}/apache-${PN}-${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
S="${WORKDIR}/apache-${PN}-${PV}"
LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
QA_PREBUILT="
/usr/lib/${PN}/lib/**/*
/usr/lib/${PN}/erts-*/bin/*
"
RDEPEND="
>=dev-libs/openssl-3.5.6
>=dev-libs/icu-78.3
>=sys-libs/ncurses-6.5_p20251220
>=virtual/zlib-1.3.1
acct-user/couchdb
acct-group/couchdb
"
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
BDEPEND="
${RDEPEND}
~dev-lang/erlang-28.3
"
src_prepare() {
# Change CouchDB's data directory to /var/lib/couchdb
sed -i 's|./data|/var/lib/couchdb|' "${S}"/configure || die
eapply_user
}
src_configure() {
econf \
--js-engine=quickjs \
--disable-spidermonkey
}
src_compile() {
emake release
}
src_install() {
# CouchDB doesn't provide a helpful `make install`, so we have to manually copy
# most things over to ${D}
mkdir -p "${D}"/usr/lib/${PN} "${D}"/etc/${PN} || die
cp -vr "${S}"/rel/${PN} "${D}"/usr/lib/ || die
mv -v "${D}"/usr/lib/${PN}/etc/{default.ini,local.ini,vm.args} "${D}"/etc/${PN}/ || die
# Scope ownership of CouchDB directories to the couchdb user
fowners -R couchdb:couchdb /usr/lib/${PN}
fowners -R couchdb:couchdb /etc/${PN}
find "${D}"/usr/lib/${PN} -type d -exec chmod 0770 {} \;
fperms 0644 /etc/${PN}/{local.ini,vm.args,default.ini}
# Install scripts
newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/couchdb-init.d couchdb
newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/couchdb-conf.d couchdb
# Remove some cruft
# rm -vr "${D}"/usr/lib/${PN}/erts-*/{doc,include,lib,man,src} || die
rm -vr "${D}"/usr/lib/${PN}/etc/ || die
rm -vr "${D}"/usr/lib/${PN}/lib/couch-${PV}/priv/couch_{ejson_compare,js} || die
}
>=dev-libs/openssl-3.5.6 >=dev-libs/icu-78.3 >=sys-libs/ncurses-6.5_p20251220 >=virtual/zlib-1.3.1 acct-user/couchdb acct-group/couchdb
>=dev-libs/openssl-3.5.6 >=dev-libs/icu-78.3 >=sys-libs/ncurses-6.5_p20251220 >=virtual/zlib-1.3.1 acct-user/couchdb acct-group/couchdb
>=dev-libs/openssl-3.5.6 >=dev-libs/icu-78.3 >=sys-libs/ncurses-6.5_p20251220 >=virtual/zlib-1.3.1 acct-user/couchdb acct-group/couchdb ~dev-lang/erlang-28.3
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | couchdb-3.5.2.tar.gz | 24922969 bytes | https://apache.org/dist/couchdb/source/3.5.2/apache-couchdb-3.5.2.tar.gz |