couchdb-1.6.1-1 build in a local epel7 ppc64le environment failed with following error: RPM build errors: File must begin with "/": %{_tmpfilesdir}/couchdb.conf File must begin with "/": %{_unitdir}/couchdb.service Child return code was: 1 It seems relative to systemd missing. Note that "BuildRequires: systemd" have already been added in couchdb-1.6.1-4 version.
CouchDB was retired from EL7.