[COUCHDB-44] CouchDB should use a VERSION file in the database directory

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Fix Version/s: 0.10
• Assignee: Paul Joseph Davis
• Reporter: Naomi Slater
• Created: 18/Apr/08 10:02
• Updated: 30/Jun/09 04:01
• Resolved: 29/Jun/09 04:13

Description

Packaging CouchDB for Debian would be a lot easier if CouchDB used a VERSION file (or similar) in the database directory to indicate which database format was in use. With this in place automated installation scripts could warn, error or perform upgrades when a conflicting version was about to be installed.