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  <!ENTITY thunderbird-time              "12.3 SBU">

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<sect1 id="thunderbird" xreflabel="Thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="thunderbird.html" ?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="thunderbird">
    <primary sortas="a-Thunderbird">Thunderbird</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Thunderbird</title>

    <para><application>Thunderbird</application> is a stand-alone
    mail/news client based on the <application>Mozilla</application>
    codebase.</para>

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

    <para>To enable the <application>Enigmail</application> extension to the
    <application>Thunderbird</application> mail client, you'll need to download
    the tarball shown below. The <application>Enigmail</application> extension
    allows users to access the authentication and encryption features provided
    by the <application>GnuPG</application> package. The Enigmail extension
    will not operate correctly unless you have <xref linkend="gnupg"/>
    installed.</para>

    <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="&thunderbird-enigmail-download;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &thunderbird-enigmail-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &thunderbird-enigmail-size;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Thunderbird Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required"><xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
    <xref linkend="libidl"/>, and
    <xref linkend="zip"/></para>

    <para>Note: <application>libjpeg</application> should have been installed
    before <application>GTK+</application> and should exist on your system. If
    for some reason you haven't installed <application>libjpeg</application>,
    you should remove the <option>--with-system-jpeg</option> option from the
    <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file created below.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended (if you will be installing any
    other package that utilizes NSS/NSPR, such as
    <application>Firefox</application>,
    <application>Mozilla</application>,
    <application>Evolution</application>, or
    <application>OpenOffice</application>)</bridgehead>
    <para role="recommended"><xref linkend="nss"/></para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional"><xref linkend="unzip"/> and
    <xref linkend="libgnomeui"/> (to build the gnomevfs extension)</para>

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

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Thunderbird</title>

    <para>The configuration of <application>Thunderbird</application> is
    accomplished by creating a <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file containing
    the desired configuration options. A default <filename>.mozconfig</filename>
    is created below. To see the entire list of available configuration options
    (and an abbreviated description of each one), issue
    <command>./configure --help</command>. If you are going to use
    system-installed versions of the <application>NSS</application> and
    <application>NSPR</application> libraries, ensure you uncomment the two
    lines near the bottom of the file. You may also wish to review the entire
    file and uncomment any other desired options. If you would prefer to
    download the file instead of creating it by typing or cut-and-pasting, you
    can find it at <ulink
    url="&files-anduin;/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-mozconfig"/>
    (the file must be installed in the root of the source tree
    <filename class='directory'>mozilla</filename> directory, and named
    <filename>.mozconfig</filename>). Create the file by issuing the following
    command:</para>

<screen><userinput>cat &gt; .mozconfig &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal># This file contains the options used in the Thunderbird build. You may
# need to specify additional options for your specific build needs.
# Use the information provided by running './configure --help' to
# help you determine if you need to add any additional options.
# Some additional options can be added by uncommenting the examples
# in this file or adding options by inserting a line containing
# 'ac_add_options --some-option-you-need'.


# Use the default settings specified in the source tree
. $topsrcdir/mail/config/mozconfig

# Create an object directory and specify to build the package in that
# directory. If desired, modify the location of the object directory
# to a directory inside the source tree by removing '../' from the
# line below.
mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/../thunderbird-build

# Specify the installation prefix. If you would prefer Thunderbird
# installed in a different prefix, modify the line below to fit
# your needs. You'll also need to modify some of the instructions in
# the BLFS book to point to your desired prefix.
ac_add_options --prefix=/usr

# These options are used so that the Thunderbird binaries are linked to
# the system-installed copies of the specified libraries instead of
# the source tree code which may not be the most recent versions.
ac_add_options --with-system-zlib
ac_add_options --with-system-png
ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg
ac_add_options --enable-system-cairo

# This option causes the installed binaries to have the official
# Thunderbird name embedded in them. Due to license restrictions, you
# may not distribute binaries created using this option.
ac_add_options --enable-official-branding

# This option specifies to include support for rendering the HTML
# &lt;canvas&gt;&lt;/canvas&gt; tag in the Thunderbird mail client.
#ac_add_options --enable-canvas

# This option is used so that the debugging symbols are removed from
# the installed binaries during the installation process. Comment out
# this option if you may have a need to retain the debugging symbols
# in the installed binaries. Note that this can substantially
# increase the size of the installed binaries.
ac_add_options --enable-strip

# This option is added so that test libraries and programs are not
# built. These would only be required for debugging purposes.
ac_add_options --disable-tests

# This option is added so that the Mozilla Installer program is not
# built or installed. The program is not required for a BLFS
# installation of Thunderbird.
ac_add_options --disable-installer

# This option is used to disable the a11y support in the Thunderbird
# binaries. Comment out this option if you require a11y support.
ac_add_options --disable-accessibility

# This option is used to enable source tree included LDAP support in
# the Thunderbird binaries.
ac_add_options --enable-ldap

# This option is used to enable support for rendering SVG files in the
# Thunderbird mail client. Uncomment the line below to enable the option.
#ac_add_options --enable-svg

# Uncomment this option if you desire support for dual-monitor
# display of Thunderbird using the X-Window Xinerama libraries.
#ac_add_options --enable-xinerama

# Complex scripts such as Thai can only be rendered in Thunderbird with
# the help of Pango. This option significantly slows rendering, so only
# use it if necessary.
#ac_add_options --enable-pango

# These two options enable support for building Thunderbird with
# system-installed versions of the Network Security Services (NSS)
# and Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) libraries. Uncomment both
# lines to enable support for system-installed NSS/NSPR.
#ac_add_options --with-system-nss
#ac_add_options --with-system-nspr

# This option identifies the default binary directory of the Thunderbird
# installation and is used to locate Thunderbird's installed files. This
# option is not required for end-user use, and is only used for
# development purposes.
#ac_add_options --with-default-mozilla-five-home=/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</literal>

EOF</userinput></screen>

    <para>Compile <application>Thunderbird</application> by
    issuing the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; layout/build/Makefile.in &lt;&lt; "EOF" &amp;&amp;
ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_CANVAS
EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS += -lX11 -lXrender
endif
EOF
sed -i "s/^    enum$/&amp; xptinfo_enum_1/" \
    xpcom/reflect/xptinfo/public/xptinfo.h &amp;&amp;
make -f client.mk build</userinput></screen>

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

    <para>If you're building the <application>Enigmail</application> extension,
    issue the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>tar -xf ../enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.tar.gz -C mailnews/extensions &amp;&amp;
( cd mailnews/extensions/enigmail &amp;&amp; ./makemake -r ) &amp;&amp;

make -C ../thunderbird-build/mailnews/extensions/enigmail &amp;&amp;
make -C ../thunderbird-build/mailnews/extensions/enigmail \
        XPIFILE=enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.xpi xpi</userinput></screen>

    <para>Install <application>Thunderbird</application> by running the following
    commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make -f client.mk install &amp;&amp;

install -v -m644 ../thunderbird-build/dist/public/ldap-private/* \
    /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/ldap &amp;&amp;

install -v -m644 ../thunderbird-build/dist/bin/isp/{movemail,rss}.rdf \
    /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/isp &amp;&amp;
rm -rvf /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/isp</userinput></screen>

    <para>If you built <application>Thunderbird</application> utilizing
    system-installed NSS and NSPR libraries, the
    <filename>thunderbird-ns*.pc</filename> <application>pkgconfig</application>
    files are broken as they point to the wrong directories where the actual
    libraries and interface headers are located. Issue the following commands
    as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to replace the
    broken files with symbolic links to known good files:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>ln -v -sf nss.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig/thunderbird-nss.pc &amp;&amp;
ln -v -sf nspr.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig/thunderbird-nspr.pc</userinput></screen>

    <para>If you did <emphasis role="strong">NOT</emphasis> build
    <application>Thunderbird</application> utilizing system-installed NSS and
    NSPR libraries, issue the following commands as the
    <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to install the NSS
    interface headers:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m755 -d /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss &amp;&amp;
cp -v -Lf ../thunderbird-build/dist/{private,public}/nss/*.h \
    /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss</userinput></screen>

    <para>If you built the <application>Enigmail</application> extension,
    issue the following commands as the <systemitem
    class="username">root</systemitem> user to install the
    <filename>.xpi</filename> file:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m644 -D ../thunderbird-build/dist/bin/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.xpi \
    /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/xpi_store/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.xpi</userinput></screen>

    <para>If you want to install <application>Enigmail</application> globally
    so that all users who run <application>Thunderbird</application> will have
    access to the extension, issue the command shown below. Note that this
    procedure starts an instance of <application>Thunderbird</application> and
    you must have an X server running. Issue the following command as the
    <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>/usr/bin/thunderbird -install-global-extension \
    /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/xpi_store/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.xpi</userinput></screen>

    <para>Global installation of other extensions can be done using the same
    basic method as the <application>Enigmail</application> extension. See the
    <quote>Configuring Thunderbird</quote> section below for information about
    configuring <application>Enigmail</application> for individual users if you
    did not not install it globally.</para>

    <!-- This appears to not be required any longer. The regchrome program
         is not built any longer, and multi-user access to Thunderbird appears
         to work fine without running regxpcom and touching the files. -Randy

    <para>To enable multi-user operation, execute the following as the
    <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>cd /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version; &amp;&amp;
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD" &amp;&amp;
export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME="$PWD" &amp;&amp;
./regxpcom &amp;&amp;
./regchrome &amp;&amp;
touch `find . -name *.rdf`</userinput></screen>

    -->

    <note>
      <para>You should run <command>/usr/bin/thunderbird</command> once as the
      <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user (or any user with
      write privileges) to create some necessary additional files in the
      <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</filename>
      directory.</para>
    </note>

  </sect2>

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

    <para><command>'EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS' += -lX11 -lXrender ...</command>:
    Building the layout backend will break when the canvas element is enabled
    without adding these two required libraries.</para>

    <para><command>sed -i "s/^    enum$/&amp; xptinfo_enum_1/" ...</command>:
    This command is used to fix an anonymous enum in an external/public
    interface header file.</para>

    <para><command>make -f client.mk ...</command>: Mozilla products are
    packaged to allow the use of a configuration file which can be used to
    pass the configuration settings to the <command>configure</command>
    command. <command>make</command> uses the <filename>client.mk</filename>
    file to get initial configuration and setup parameters, then depending on
    the target parameter (<parameter>build</parameter> or
    <parameter>install</parameter>), either runs the
    <command>configure</command> script and compiles the package or installs
    the package.</para>

    <para><command>( cd mailnews/... &amp;&amp; ./makemake -r )</command>:
    This command is used to recursively create <filename>Makefile</filename>s
    in the <filename class='directory'>enigmail</filename> directory.</para>

    <para><command>make -C ... xpi</command>: This command builds the
    <application>Enigmail</application>
    <filename class='extension'>.xpi</filename> file which is used to install
    <application>Enigmail</application>.</para>

    <para><command>install .../{movemail,rss}.rdf</command>: These commands
    are used to install two mail extensions inadvertantly left out of the
    installation script or installed to the wrong location.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring Thunderbird</title>

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

      <para>No specific configuration is required as long as the
      <command>thunderbird</command> script is in the user's path. If
      <application>Thunderbird</application> is installed in a non-standard
      location, then make a symlink to the <command>thunderbird</command>
      script in the <filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename>
      directory.</para>

      <para>If you don't have privileges to install extensions globally, or
      you prefer to not install global extensions, you can configure
      <application>Thunderbird</application> on an individual user basis for
      access to extensions. For example, if you built the
      <application>Enigmail</application> extension and did not install it
      globally, it can be installed on an as-needed basis for each user of the
      system who may use <application>Thunderbird</application>. It is
      accomplished through the <application>Thunderbird</application>
      <quote>Tools</quote> menu. Choose the <quote>Extensions</quote> &ndash;
      <quote>Install</quote> option and fill in the <quote>Look in:</quote>
      field with <filename
      class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/xpi_store</filename>.
      You'll then see the
      <filename>enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;-linux-????.xpi</filename>
      file listed. Choose this file and click on <quote>Open</quote>, then
      click on <quote>Install now</quote>. The
      <application>Enigmail</application> extension will install and you will
      be prompted to restart <application>Thunderbird</application>.</para>

      <para>If your Window or Desktop Manager does not allow you to configure
      a default browser, you can add a configuration parameter to
      <application>Thunderbird</application> so that a browser will start when
      when you click on an Internet/intranet/local URL. The procedure to check
      or modify any of the configuration parameters is quite simple and the
      instructions here can be used to view or modify any of the
      parameters.</para>

      <para>First, open the configuration dialog by opening the
      <quote>Edit</quote> drop-down menu. Choose <quote>Preferences</quote>
      and then click on the <quote>Advanced</quote> icon on the top menu
      bar. Choose the <quote>General</quote> tab and click on the
      <quote>Config Editor</quote> button. This will display a list of the
      configuration preferences and information related to each one. You can
      use the <quote>Filter:</quote> bar to enter search criteria and narrow
      down the listed items. Changing a preference can be done using two
      methods. One, if the preference has a boolean value (True/False), simply
      double-click on the preference to toggle the value and two, for other
      preferences simply right-click on the desired line, choose
      <quote>Modify</quote> from the menu and change the value. Creating new
      preference items is accomplished in the same way, except choose
      <quote>New</quote> from the menu and provide the desired data into the
      fields when prompted.</para>

      <para>The configuration preference item you need to check so that
      <application>Thunderbird</application> uses a specified browser is the
      <parameter>network.protocol-handler.app.http</parameter> which should
      be set to the path of the desired browser, e.g.,
      <option>/usr/bin/firefox</option>.</para>

    <tip>
      <para>There is a multitude of configuration parameters you can tweak to
      customize <application>Thunderbird</application>. A very extensive and
      up-to-date list of these parameters can be found at <ulink
      url="http://preferential.mozdev.org/preferences.html"/>.</para>
    </tip>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

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

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

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>thunderbird and thunderbird-config</seg>
        <seg>Numerous libraries, email/newsgroups components, plugins,
        extensions, and helper modules installed in <filename
        class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</filename>
        </seg>
        <seg>/usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;,
        /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;, and
        /usr/share/idl/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

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

      <varlistentry id="thunderbird-prog">
        <term><command>thunderbird</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is <application>Mozilla</application>'s next-generation
          email and newsgroup client.</para>
          <indexterm zone="thunderbird thunderbird-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-thunderbird">thunderbird</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>