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MultiMail compilation and installation procedure
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These instructions assume that you're compiling MultiMail from source. For
precompiled binaries, see the README files that accompany them instead.
1. Make sure any needed packages are installed --
In addition to the MultiMail package itself, you'll also need InfoZip
or PKZIP (and/or LHA, ARJ, etc.) to uncompress the packets and
compress the replies. InfoZip is available from:
http://infozip.sf.net/
(PKZIP is the default for DOS; InfoZip is the default for other
platforms.) The programs should be installed somewhere in the PATH;
otherwise, the full path must be specified in ~/.mmailrc.
To compile MultiMail, you'll need curses -- either ncurses, SysV
curses (e.g., Solaris curses), or PDCurses. You can get ncurses from:
http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
PDCurses is available at:
http://pdcurses.org/
(If you're using Linux, you probably already have ncurses and
InfoZip.)
If using PDCurses, MultiMail now requires version 3.6 or later.
The 16-bit MS-DOS Turbo C++ port also uses Ralf Brown's SPAWNO
library:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/ralf/pub/WWW/files.html
2. Configure it (for compilation) --
Check the options and paths in the Makefile. If curses.h isn't in
the include path, change CURS_DIR as appropriate. You may also need
to change LIBS. These can be set on the command line, e.g. "make
CURS_DIR=/pdcurses".
3. Compile MultiMail --
At the base directory, type: `make`
4. Run it --
Type: `./mm`
(For DOS, OS/2 or Windows, set the MMAIL or HOME variable, then run mm.)
5. (Optional:) Configure it (for end user) --
Edit the ~/.mmailrc file. (For DOS, OS/2 or Windows, mmail.rc.)
6. (Optional:) Install it system-wide --
Type: `make install`
to install the manual and binary under /usr/local
(requires root access). (This doesn't work in DOS, OS/2 or Windows.)
See the man page (mmail.1) and README for more information.
This package includes some example color schemes, in the "colors"
directory. To select one, use the "ColorFile" keyword in .mmailrc .
Support for XCurses (PDCurses)
------------------------------
When MultiMail is compiled with XCurses, you can use the X resource
database to set certain startup options. Here are some example resources:
XCurses*normalFont: 9x15
XCurses*boldFont: 9x15bold
XCurses*lines: 30
XCurses*cols: 80
For details, see the PDCurses documentation.
If you're using a non-X text editor with an XCurses version of MultiMail,
it will work better if you set MultiMail's editor variable to "xterm -e
$EDITOR" instead of just "$EDITOR" (the default).
Compile notes: Windows, MS-DOS, and OS/2
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In the MultiMail source, separate makefiles are provided for these ports.
Makefile - GCC (including DJGPP and MinGW)
Makefile.bcc - Borland C++ (Windows, MS-DOS)
Makefile.vc - Microsoft Visual C++ (Windows)
Makefile.wcc - Watcom (All platforms -- Windows by default)
Point to your installation of PDCurses and compile with, e.g.:
make -f Makefile.bcc CURS_DIR=/pdcurs38 SYS=DOS
(Use "wmake" instead of "make" for Watcom; "nmake" for MSVC.)
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