iriscouch/build-couchdb — Issue #35: Any chance of a relocatable build?
Author: gfxmonk
Created: 2012-02-22 10:11:02+00:00
State: open

Perhaps it's beyond the scope of this project, but I would love to be able to distribute couchdb using zero [install](0install.net). One property that is essential for 0install feeds (packages) is that they be relocatable once built.

After a fresh build, I cound 119 instances of /path/to/build hardcoded in the build/ directory. I don't know how many of them would prevent couchdb running if it were relocated, but I'm guessing it's quite a few.

I know you're using autotools, and I know that relocatable macros exist (e.g AX_COMPUTE_RELATIVE_PATHS), but that's about the limit of my applicable knowledge here. Is it likely to be even remotely possible to make couchdb relocatable?