X-Git-Url: http://git.marmaro.de/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=251ba7b08471c1f629540f3e12f4739eb623842b;hb=3d21b136955bae5202ee7a7443b6745e9c5c5eea;hp=e946242e215e0cb8fa7372d26fd07d350075a2a0;hpb=8e028ee7c88aa47317066ad0d09d3de9567ebddd;p=mmh diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index e946242..251ba7b 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -2,9 +2,18 @@ # INSTALL -- installation instructions # --------------- -Installing nmh --------------- +-------------------------------- +Installing nmh, guided by script +-------------------------------- +For routine installation on popular platforms, the shell script in +docs/contrib/build_nmh can be used to guide you through configuration. +It will then build and optionally (with -i) install in the configured +location. + + +------------------------ +Installing nmh, manually +------------------------ Please read all of the following instructions before you begin building nmh. @@ -91,9 +100,8 @@ need an ANSI C compiler such as gcc. traffic. See the discussion of the --with-smtpserver configure option below. - If you compile with POP support, but don't want to use it exclusively, - you can use the `-host' and `-user' options to `inc' and `msgchk' - rather than hardcoding pophost in `mts.conf'. + If you don't want to hardcode pophost in `mts.conf', you can use + the `-host' and `-user' options to `inc' and `msgchk'. Check the `mh-tailor' man page for a list of all the available options for this file. @@ -194,12 +202,6 @@ Options for configure --enable-debug Enable debugging support. ---enable-pop - Enable client-side support for pop. - ---enable-apop - Enable client-side support for apop (Authenticated POP). - --with-editor=EDITOR (DEFAULT is vi) specify the full path of the default editor to use. If this option is not given, then the configuration process will search @@ -208,16 +210,6 @@ Options for configure nmh command `prompter'. If you specify `prompter', then you don't need to give the full pathname. ---with-hesiod=PREFIX - Specify the location of Hesiod. - ---with-krb4=PREFIX - Specify the location of Kerberos V4 for KPOP support. After - running configure, you will need to change the POPSERVICE #define in - config.h if you want to use KPOP exclusively (rather than being able - to switch between KPOP and normal POP3). See the comments inside - config.h for details. - --with-locking=LOCKTYPE (DEFAULT is dot) Specify the locking mechanism when attempting to "inc" or "msgchk" a local mail spool. Valid options are "dot",