1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY gmime-download-http "http://spruce.sourceforge.net/gmime/sources/v2.2/gmime-&gmime-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY gmime-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!-- <!ENTITY gmime-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/gmime-&gmime-version;.tar.gz"> -->
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10 | <!ENTITY gmime-md5sum "e9b07d187270dee4c30b1fe8392f396b">
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11 | <!ENTITY gmime-size "926 KB">
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12 | <!ENTITY gmime-buildsize "18.7 MB">
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13 | <!ENTITY gmime-time "0.4 SBU">
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14 | ]>
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15 |
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16 | <sect1 id="gmime" xreflabel="GMime-&gmime-version;">
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17 | <?dbhtml filename="gmime.html"?>
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18 |
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19 | <sect1info>
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20 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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21 | <date>$Date$</date>
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22 | </sect1info>
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23 |
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24 | <title>GMime-&gmime-version;</title>
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25 |
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26 | <indexterm zone="gmime">
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27 | <primary sortas="a-GMime">GMime</primary>
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28 | </indexterm>
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29 |
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30 | <sect2 role="package">
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31 | <title>Introduction to GMime</title>
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32 |
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33 | <para>The <application>GMime</application> package contains a set of
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34 | utilities for parsing and creating messages using the Multipurpose
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35 | Internet Mail Extension (MIME) as defined by the applicable RFCs. See the
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36 | <ulink url="http://spruce.sourceforge.net/gmime/">GMime web site</ulink>
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37 | for the RFCs resourced. This is useful as it provides an API which adheres
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38 | to the MIME specification as closely as possible while also providing
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39 | programmers with an extremely easy to use interface to the API
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40 | functions.</para>
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41 |
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42 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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43 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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44 | <listitem>
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45 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gmime-download-http;"/></para>
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46 | </listitem>
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47 | <listitem>
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48 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gmime-download-ftp;"/></para>
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49 | </listitem>
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50 | <listitem>
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51 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &gmime-md5sum;</para>
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52 | </listitem>
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53 | <listitem>
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54 | <para>Download size: &gmime-size;</para>
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55 | </listitem>
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56 | <listitem>
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57 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &gmime-buildsize;</para>
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58 | </listitem>
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59 | <listitem>
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60 | <para>Estimated build time: &gmime-time;</para>
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61 | </listitem>
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62 | </itemizedlist>
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63 |
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64 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">GMime Dependencies</bridgehead>
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65 |
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66 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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67 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="glib2"/></para>
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68 |
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69 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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70 | <para role="optional"><ulink url="http://go-mono.com/sources/">Gtk#</ulink>
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71 | (requires a .NET framework:
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72 | <ulink url="http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page">Mono</ulink> or
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73 | <ulink url="http://www.southern-storm.com.au/portable_net.html">DotGNU
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74 | Portable.NET</ulink>)</para>
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75 |
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76 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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77 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/gmime"/></para>
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78 |
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79 | </sect2>
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80 |
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81 | <sect2 role="installation">
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82 | <title>Installation of GMime</title>
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83 |
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84 | <para>Install <application>GMime</application> by running the following
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85 | commands:</para>
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86 |
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87 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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88 | make</userinput></screen>
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89 |
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90 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite that provides meaningful
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91 | results.</para>
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92 |
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93 | <para>This package will overwrite the <command>uudecode</command> and
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94 | <command>uuencode</command> programs installed by the
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95 | <application>sharutils</application> package (or any other package that
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96 | may install these programs) if they exist in
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97 | <filename class='directory'>/usr/bin</filename>. If you wish to preserve
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98 | the existing programs, ensure you rename them before issuing the following
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99 | commands.</para>
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100 |
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101 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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102 |
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103 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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104 | install -v -m755 -d \
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105 | /usr/share/doc/gmime-&gmime-version;/{tutorial,examples,tests} &&
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106 | install -v -m644 README /usr/share/doc/gmime-&gmime-version; &&
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107 | install -v -m644 examples/{README,{basic,imap}-example.c} \
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108 | /usr/share/doc/gmime-&gmime-version;/examples &&
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109 | install -v -m755 examples/{basic,imap}-example \
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110 | /usr/share/doc/gmime-&gmime-version;/examples &&
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111 | install -v -m644 tests/test-{best,html,iconv,mbox,mime,parser}.c \
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112 | tests/test{-{partial,pgp{,mime},streams}.c,?.eml} \
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113 | /usr/share/doc/gmime-&gmime-version;/tests &&
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114 | install -v -m755 tests/test-{best,html,iconv,mbox,mime,parser} \
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115 | tests/test-{partial,pgp{,mime},streams} \
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116 | /usr/share/doc/gmime-&gmime-version;/tests &&
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117 | cp -v -R docs/tutorial/html/* /usr/share/doc/gmime-&gmime-version;/tutorial</userinput></screen>
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118 |
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119 | </sect2>
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120 |
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121 | <sect2 role="content">
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122 | <title>Contents</title>
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123 |
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124 | <segmentedlist>
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125 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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126 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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127 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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128 |
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129 | <seglistitem>
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130 | <seg>gmime-config, uudecode and uuencode</seg>
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131 | <seg>libgmime-2.0.{so,a} and optionally,
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132 | <application>Mono</application> bindings</seg>
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133 | <seg>/usr/include/gmime-2.0, /usr/lib/mono/gac/gmime-sharp,
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134 | /usr/lib/mono/gmime-sharp,
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135 | /usr/share/doc/gmime-&gmime-version; and
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136 | /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gmime</seg>
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137 | </seglistitem>
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138 | </segmentedlist>
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139 |
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140 | <variablelist>
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141 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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142 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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143 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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144 |
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145 | <varlistentry id="gmime-config">
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146 | <term><command>gmime-config</command></term>
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147 | <listitem>
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148 | <para>is used to gather information about how and where
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149 | <application>GMime</application> was installed. It is typically
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150 | used by other programs seeking to link to the
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151 | <application>GMime</application> library.</para>
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152 | <indexterm zone="gmime gmime-config">
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153 | <primary sortas="b-gmime-config">gmime-config</primary>
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154 | </indexterm>
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155 | </listitem>
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156 | </varlistentry>
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157 |
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158 | <varlistentry id="uudecode">
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159 | <term><command>uudecode</command></term>
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160 | <listitem>
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161 | <para>is used to decode files or data encoded with
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162 | <command>uuencode</command>.</para>
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163 | <indexterm zone="gmime uudecode">
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164 | <primary sortas="b-uudecode">uudecode</primary>
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165 | </indexterm>
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166 | </listitem>
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167 | </varlistentry>
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168 |
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169 | <varlistentry id="uuencode">
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170 | <term><command>uuencode</command></term>
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171 | <listitem>
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172 | <para>is a method of encoding binary data into 7-bit ASCII
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173 | data.</para>
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174 | <indexterm zone="gmime uuencode">
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175 | <primary sortas="b-uuencode">uuencode</primary>
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176 | </indexterm>
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177 | </listitem>
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178 | </varlistentry>
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179 |
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180 |
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181 | <varlistentry id="libgmime-2.0">
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182 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libgmime-2.0.{so,a}</filename></term>
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183 | <listitem>
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184 | <para>contains API functions used by programs that need to adhere to
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185 | the MIME standards.</para>
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186 | <indexterm zone="gmime libgmime-2.0">
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187 | <primary sortas="c-libgmime-2.0">libgmime-2.0.{so,a}</primary>
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188 | </indexterm>
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189 | </listitem>
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190 | </varlistentry>
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191 |
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192 | </variablelist>
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193 |
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194 | </sect2>
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195 |
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196 | </sect1>
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