source: archive/re-alpine.xml@ 48b59802

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  <!ENTITY re-alpine-size          "5.1 MB">
  <!ENTITY re-alpine-buildsize     "122 MB">
  <!ENTITY re-alpine-time          "1.0 SBU">
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<sect1 id="re-alpine" xreflabel="Re-alpine-&re-alpine-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="re-alpine.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Re-alpine-&re-alpine-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="re-alpine">
    <primary sortas="a-re-alpine">re-alpine</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Re-alpine</title>

    <para><application>Re-alpine</application> is the continuation of Alpine;
    a text-based email client developed by the University of Washington.</para>

    &lfs80_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&re-alpine-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&re-alpine-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &re-alpine-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &re-alpine-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &re-alpine-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &re-alpine-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Re-alpine Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
    <para role="recommended">
    <xref linkend="openssl"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
    <xref linkend="openldap"/>,
    <xref linkend="mitkrb"/>,
    <xref linkend="aspell"/>,
    <xref linkend="tcl"/>, and
    <xref linkend="linux-pam"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/re-alpine"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Re-alpine</title>

    <para>Install <application>Re-alpine</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr       \
            --sysconfdir=/etc   \
            --without-ldap      \
            --without-krb5      \
            --with-ssl-dir=/usr \
            --with-passfile=.pine-passfile &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role='root'><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><parameter>--without-ldap</parameter>: Disables LDAP support.</para>

    <para><parameter>--without-krb5</parameter>: Disables Kerberos support.</para>

    <para><parameter>--with-ssl-dir=/usr</parameter>: Sets the root path to
    OpenSSL libraries and include files.</para>

    <para><parameter>--with-passfile=.pine-passfile</parameter>: Sets the
    password cache file.</para>

    <para><option>--without-ssl</option>: Disables OpenSSL support.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring Re-alpine</title>

    <sect3 id="re-alpine-config">
      <title>Config Files</title>

      <para><filename>~/.pinerc</filename></para>

      <indexterm zone="re-alpine re-alpine-config">
        <primary sortas="e-AA.pinerc">~/.pinerc</primary>
      </indexterm>

    </sect3>

    <sect3>
      <title>Configuration Information</title>

      <para>It is not required to manually edit any configuration files to use
      the <application>Alpine</application> email client. Users can configure
      <application>Alpine</application> using the graphical configuration menu,
      which stores the changes in <filename>~/.pinerc</filename>.</para>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>alpine, pico, pilot, rpdump, and rpload</seg>
        <seg>none</seg>
        <seg>none</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="alpine">
        <term><command>alpine</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is the Alpine mailer.</para>
          <indexterm zone="re-alpine alpine">
            <primary sortas="b-alpine">alpine</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="pico">
        <term><command>pico</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a standalone text editor similar to the Alpine message composer.</para>
          <indexterm zone="re-alpine pico">
            <primary sortas="b-pico">pico</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="pilot">
        <term><command>pilot</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a standalone file system navigator.</para>
          <indexterm zone="re-alpine pilot">
            <primary sortas="b-pilot">pilot</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="rpdump">
        <term><command>rpdump</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a utility for downloading a pinerc or address book to the
          local machine.</para>
          <indexterm zone="re-alpine rpdump">
            <primary sortas="b-rpdump">rpdump</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="rpload">
        <term><command>rpload</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para> is a utility for uploading a local pinerc or address book to
          an IMAP server.</para>
          <indexterm zone="re-alpine rpload">
            <primary sortas="b-rpload">rpload</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>