source: gnome/add/evolution-data-server.xml@ 7fada94

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xreflabel="Evolution Data Server-&evolution-data-server-version;">
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<?dbhtml filename="evolution-data-server.html"?>
<title>Evolution Data Server-&evolution-data-server-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Evolution Data Server</application></title>

<para>The <application>Evolution Data Server</application> package provides a 
unified backend for programs that work with contacts, tasks, and calendar 
information. It was originally developed for 
<application>Evolution</application> (hence the name), but is now used by 
other packages as well.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): 
<ulink url="&evolution-data-server-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): 
<ulink url="&evolution-data-server-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: 
&evolution-data-server-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: 
&evolution-data-server-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: 
&evolution-data-server-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: 
&evolution-data-server-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>Evolution Data Server</application> 
dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="libgnomeui"/> and <xref linkend="libsoup"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="openldap"/>, 
<xref linkend="gtk-doc"/> and 
<xref linkend="docbook-utils"/></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>Evolution Data Server</application></title>

<para>Install <application>Evolution Data Server</application> by running the 
following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` \
    --libexecdir=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0`/sbin \
    --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--libexecdir=`pkg-config --variable=prefix
ORBit-2.0`/sbin</parameter>: This switch puts libexec files in
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/sbin</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/libexec</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome</parameter>: This switch
puts configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc/gnome</filename>
instead of <filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/etc</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>Evolution Data Server</application> package contains 
<command>evolution-data-server-1.0</command> and 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libebook</filename>, 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libecal</filename>, 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libedata-book</filename>, 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libedata-cal</filename>, 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libedataserver</filename> and 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libegroupwise</filename> libraries.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>evolution-data-server-1.0</title>
<para><command>evolution-data-server-1.0</command> is the 
<application>Evolution</application> database backend server.</para>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>Evolution Data Server</application> libraries</title>
<para><filename class='libraryfile'>libe*</filename> libraries are client, 
backend and utility libraries for the <application>Evolution</application> 
address books, calendar and data servers.</para>
</sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>