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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/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 thunderbird-download-http "http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/&thunderbird-version;/source/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/&thunderbird-version;/source/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-md5sum "c23f576a8fd0ceee5135829c8ae5168b">
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10 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-size "37 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-buildsize "629 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-time "18 SBU">
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13 |
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14 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-version "0.95.6">
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15 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-download "http://www.mozilla-enigmail.org/download/source/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.tar.gz">
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16 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-md5sum "cfbe6ff77f80a349b396829757ad952a">
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17 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-size "1.1 MB">
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18 | ]>
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19 |
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20 | <sect1 id="thunderbird" xreflabel="Thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;">
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21 | <?dbhtml filename="thunderbird.html" ?>
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22 |
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23 | <sect1info>
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24 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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25 | <date>$Date$</date>
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26 | </sect1info>
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27 |
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28 | <title>Thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</title>
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29 |
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30 | <indexterm zone="thunderbird">
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31 | <primary sortas="a-Thunderbird">Thunderbird</primary>
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32 | </indexterm>
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33 |
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34 | <sect2 role="package">
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35 | <title>Introduction to Thunderbird</title>
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36 |
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37 | <para><application>Thunderbird</application> is a stand-alone
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38 | mail/news client based on the <application>Mozilla</application>
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39 | codebase.</para>
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40 |
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41 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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42 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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43 | <listitem>
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44 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&thunderbird-download-http;"/></para>
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45 | </listitem>
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46 | <listitem>
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47 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&thunderbird-download-ftp;"/></para>
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48 | </listitem>
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49 | <listitem>
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50 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &thunderbird-md5sum;</para>
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51 | </listitem>
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>Download size: &thunderbird-size;</para>
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54 | </listitem>
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55 | <listitem>
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56 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &thunderbird-buildsize;</para>
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57 | </listitem>
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58 | <listitem>
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59 | <para>Estimated build time: &thunderbird-time;</para>
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60 | </listitem>
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61 | </itemizedlist>
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62 |
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63 | <para>To enable the <application>Enigmail</application> extension to the
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64 | <application>Thunderbird</application> mail client, you'll need to download
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65 | the tarball shown below. The <application>Enigmail</application> extension
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66 | allows users to access the authentication and encryption features provided
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67 | by the <application>GnuPG</application> package. The Enigmail extension
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68 | will not operate correctly unless you have <xref linkend="gnupg"/> or
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69 | <xref linkend="gnupg2"/> installed.</para>
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70 |
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71 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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72 | <listitem>
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73 | <para><ulink url="&thunderbird-enigmail-download;"/></para>
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74 | </listitem>
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75 | <listitem>
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76 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &thunderbird-enigmail-md5sum;</para>
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77 | </listitem>
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78 | <listitem>
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79 | <para>Download size: &thunderbird-enigmail-size;</para>
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80 | </listitem>
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81 | </itemizedlist>
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82 |
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83 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Thunderbird Dependencies</bridgehead>
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84 |
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85 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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86 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
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87 | <xref linkend="libidl"/>, and
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88 | <xref linkend="zip"/></para>
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89 |
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90 | <para>Note: <application>libjpeg</application> should have been installed
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91 | before <application>GTK+</application> and should exist on your system. If
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92 | for some reason you haven't installed <application>libjpeg</application>,
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93 | you should remove the <option>--with-system-jpeg</option> option from the
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94 | <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file created below.</para>
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95 |
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96 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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97 | <para role="recommended"><xref linkend="nss"/> (if you will be installing
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98 | any other package that utilizes NSS/NSPR, such as
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99 | <application>Firefox</application>, <application>SeaMonkey</application>,
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100 | <application>Evolution</application>, or
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101 | <application>OpenOffice</application>)</para>
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102 |
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103 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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104 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="unzip"/> and
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105 | <xref linkend="libgnomeui"/> (to build the gnomevfs extension)</para>
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106 |
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107 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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108 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/Thunderbird"/></para>
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109 |
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110 | </sect2>
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111 |
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112 | <sect2 role="installation">
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113 | <title>Installation of Thunderbird</title>
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114 |
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115 | <para>The configuration of <application>Thunderbird</application> is
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116 | accomplished by creating a <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file containing
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117 | the desired configuration options. A default <filename>.mozconfig</filename>
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118 | is created below. To see the entire list of available configuration options
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119 | (and an abbreviated description of each one), issue
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120 | <command>./configure --help</command>. If you are going to use
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121 | system-installed versions of the <application>NSS</application> and
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122 | <application>NSPR</application> libraries, ensure you uncomment the two
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123 | lines near the bottom of the file. You may also wish to review the entire
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124 | file and uncomment any other desired options. If you would prefer to
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125 | download the file instead of creating it by typing or cut-and-pasting, you
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126 | can find it at <ulink
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127 | url="&files-anduin;/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-mozconfig"/>
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128 | (the file must be installed in the root of the source tree
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129 | <filename class='directory'>mozilla</filename> directory, and named
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130 | <filename>.mozconfig</filename>). Create the file by issuing the following
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131 | command:</para>
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132 |
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133 | <screen><?dbfo keep-together="auto"?><userinput>cat > .mozconfig << "EOF"
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134 | <literal># This file contains the options used in the Thunderbird build. You may
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135 | # need to specify additional options for your specific build needs.
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136 | # Use the information provided by running './configure --help' to
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137 | # help you determine if you need to add any additional options.
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138 | # Some additional options can be added by uncommenting the examples
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139 | # in this file or adding options by inserting a line containing
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140 | # 'ac_add_options --some-option-you-need'.
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141 |
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142 |
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143 | # Use the default settings specified in the source tree
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144 | . $topsrcdir/mail/config/mozconfig
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145 |
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146 | # Create an object directory and specify to build the package in that
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147 | # directory. If desired, modify the location of the object directory
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148 | # to a directory inside the source tree by removing '../' from the
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149 | # line below.
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150 | mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/../thunderbird-build
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151 |
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152 | # Specify the installation prefix. If you would prefer Thunderbird
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153 | # installed in a different prefix, modify the line below to fit
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154 | # your needs. You'll also need to modify some of the instructions in
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155 | # the BLFS book to point to your desired prefix.
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156 | ac_add_options --prefix=/usr
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157 |
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158 | # These options are used so that the Thunderbird binaries are linked to
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159 | # the system-installed copies of the specified libraries instead of
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160 | # the source tree code which may not be the most recent versions.
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161 | ac_add_options --with-system-zlib
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162 | ac_add_options --with-system-png
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163 | ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg
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164 | ac_add_options --enable-system-cairo
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165 |
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166 | # This option causes the installed binaries to have the official
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167 | # Thunderbird name embedded in them. Due to license restrictions, you
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168 | # may not distribute binaries created using this option.
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169 | ac_add_options --enable-official-branding
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170 |
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171 | # This option specifies to include support for rendering the HTML
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172 | # <canvas></canvas> tag in the Thunderbird mail client.
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173 | #ac_add_options --enable-canvas
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174 |
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175 | # This option is used so that the debugging symbols are removed from
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176 | # the installed binaries during the installation process. Comment out
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177 | # this option if you may have a need to retain the debugging symbols
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178 | # in the installed binaries. Note that this can substantially
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179 | # increase the size of the installed binaries.
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180 | ac_add_options --enable-strip
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181 |
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182 | # This option is added so that test libraries and programs are not
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183 | # built. These would only be required for debugging purposes.
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184 | ac_add_options --disable-tests
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185 |
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186 | # This option is added so that the Mozilla Installer program is not
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187 | # built or installed. The program is not required for a BLFS
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188 | # installation of Thunderbird.
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189 | ac_add_options --disable-installer
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190 |
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191 | # This option is used to disable the a11y support in the Thunderbird
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192 | # binaries. Comment out this option if you require a11y support.
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193 | ac_add_options --disable-accessibility
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194 |
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195 | # This option is used to enable source tree included LDAP support in
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196 | # the Thunderbird binaries.
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197 | ac_add_options --enable-ldap
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198 |
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199 | # This option is used to enable support for rendering SVG files in the
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200 | # Thunderbird mail client. Uncomment the line below to enable the option.
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201 | #ac_add_options --enable-svg
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202 |
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203 | # Uncomment this option if you desire support for dual-monitor
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204 | # display of Thunderbird using the X-Window Xinerama libraries.
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205 | #ac_add_options --enable-xinerama
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206 |
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207 | # Complex scripts such as Thai can only be rendered in Thunderbird with
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208 | # the help of Pango. This option significantly slows rendering, so only
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209 | # use it if necessary.
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210 | #ac_add_options --enable-pango
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211 |
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212 | # These two options enable support for building Thunderbird with
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213 | # system-installed versions of the Network Security Services (NSS)
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214 | # and Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) libraries. Uncomment both
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215 | # lines to enable support for system-installed NSS/NSPR.
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216 | #ac_add_options --with-system-nss
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217 | #ac_add_options --with-system-nspr
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218 |
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219 | # This option identifies the default binary directory of the Thunderbird
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220 | # installation and is used to locate Thunderbird's installed files. This
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221 | # option is not required for end-user use, and is only used for
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222 | # development purposes.
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223 | #ac_add_options --with-default-mozilla-five-home=/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</literal>
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224 |
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225 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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226 |
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227 | <para>Compile <application>Thunderbird</application> by
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228 | issuing the following commands:</para>
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229 |
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230 | <screen><userinput>cat >> layout/build/Makefile.in << "EOF" &&
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231 | ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_CANVAS
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232 | EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS += $(XLDFLAGS) -lX11 -lXrender
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233 | endif
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234 | EOF
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235 |
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236 | sed -i "s/^ enum$/& xptinfo_enum_1/" \
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237 | xpcom/reflect/xptinfo/public/xptinfo.h &&
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238 |
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239 | make -f client.mk build</userinput></screen>
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240 |
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241 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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242 |
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243 | <para>If you're building the <application>Enigmail</application> extension,
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244 | issue the following commands:</para>
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245 |
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246 | <screen><userinput>tar -xf ../enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.tar.gz -C mailnews/extensions &&
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247 | ( cd mailnews/extensions/enigmail && ./makemake -r ) &&
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248 |
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249 | make -C ../thunderbird-build/mailnews/extensions/enigmail &&
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250 | make -C ../thunderbird-build/mailnews/extensions/enigmail \
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251 | XPIFILE=enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.xpi xpi</userinput></screen>
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252 |
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253 | <para>Install <application>Thunderbird</application> by running the following
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254 | commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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255 |
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256 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make -f client.mk install &&
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257 |
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258 | install -v -m644 ../thunderbird-build/dist/public/ldap-private/* \
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259 | /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/ldap &&
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260 |
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261 | install -v -m644 ../thunderbird-build/dist/bin/isp/{movemail,rss}.rdf \
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262 | /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/isp &&
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263 | rm -rvf /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/isp</userinput></screen>
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264 |
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265 | <para>If you built <application>Thunderbird</application> utilizing
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266 | system-installed NSS and NSPR libraries, the
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267 | <filename>thunderbird-ns*.pc</filename> <application>pkgconfig</application>
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268 | files are broken as they point to the wrong directories where the actual
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269 | libraries and interface headers are located. Issue the following commands
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270 | as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to replace the
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271 | broken files with symbolic links to known good files:</para>
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272 |
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273 | <screen role="root"><userinput>ln -v -sf nss.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig/thunderbird-nss.pc &&
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274 | ln -v -sf nspr.pc /usr/lib/pkgconfig/thunderbird-nspr.pc</userinput></screen>
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275 |
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276 | <para>If you did <emphasis role="strong">NOT</emphasis> build
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277 | <application>Thunderbird</application> utilizing system-installed NSS and
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278 | NSPR libraries, issue the following commands as the
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279 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to install the NSS
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280 | interface headers:</para>
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281 |
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282 | <screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m755 -d /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss &&
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283 | cp -v -Lf ../thunderbird-build/dist/{private,public}/nss/*.h \
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284 | /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss</userinput></screen>
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285 |
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286 | <para>If you built the <application>Enigmail</application> extension,
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287 | issue the following commands as the <systemitem
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288 | class="username">root</systemitem> user to install the
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289 | <filename>.xpi</filename> file:</para>
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290 |
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291 | <screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m644 -D ../thunderbird-build/dist/bin/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.xpi \
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292 | /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/xpi_store/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.xpi</userinput></screen>
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293 |
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294 | <para>If you want to install <application>Enigmail</application> globally
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295 | so that all users who run <application>Thunderbird</application> will have
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296 | access to the extension, issue the command shown below. Note that this
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297 | procedure starts an instance of <application>Thunderbird</application> and
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298 | you must have an X server running. Issue the following command as the
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299 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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300 |
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301 | <screen role="root"><userinput>/usr/bin/thunderbird -install-global-extension \
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302 | /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/xpi_store/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.xpi</userinput></screen>
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303 |
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304 | <para>Global installation of other extensions can be done using the same
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305 | basic method as the <application>Enigmail</application> extension. See the
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306 | <quote>Configuring Thunderbird</quote> section below for information about
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307 | configuring <application>Enigmail</application> for individual users if you
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308 | did not not install it globally.</para>
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309 |
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310 | <!-- This appears to not be required any longer. The regchrome program
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311 | is not built any longer, and multi-user access to Thunderbird appears
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312 | to work fine without running regxpcom and touching the files. -Randy
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313 |
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314 | <para>To enable multi-user operation, execute the following as the
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315 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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316 |
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317 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cd /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version; &&
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318 | export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD" &&
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319 | export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME="$PWD" &&
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320 | ./regxpcom &&
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321 | ./regchrome &&
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322 | touch `find . -name *.rdf`</userinput></screen>
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323 |
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324 | -->
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325 |
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326 | <note>
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327 | <para>You should run <command>/usr/bin/thunderbird</command> once as the
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328 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user (or any user with
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329 | write privileges) to create some necessary additional files in the
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330 | <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</filename>
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331 | directory.</para>
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332 | </note>
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333 |
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334 | </sect2>
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335 |
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336 | <sect2 role="commands">
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337 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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338 |
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339 | <para><command>'EXTRA_DSO_LDOPTS' += -lX11 -lXrender ...</command>:
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340 | Building the layout backend will break when the canvas element is enabled
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341 | without adding these two required libraries.</para>
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342 |
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343 | <para><command>sed -i "s/^ enum$/& xptinfo_enum_1/" ...</command>:
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344 | This command is used to fix an anonymous enum in an external/public
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345 | interface header file.</para>
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346 |
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347 | <para><command>make -f client.mk ...</command>: Mozilla products are
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348 | packaged to allow the use of a configuration file which can be used to
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349 | pass the configuration settings to the <command>configure</command>
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350 | command. <command>make</command> uses the <filename>client.mk</filename>
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351 | file to get initial configuration and setup parameters, then depending on
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352 | the target parameter (<parameter>build</parameter> or
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353 | <parameter>install</parameter>), either runs the
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354 | <command>configure</command> script and compiles the package or installs
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355 | the package.</para>
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356 |
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357 | <para><command>( cd mailnews/... && ./makemake -r )</command>:
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358 | This command is used to recursively create <filename>Makefile</filename>s
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359 | in the <filename class='directory'>enigmail</filename> directory.</para>
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360 |
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361 | <para><command>make -C ... xpi</command>: This command builds the
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362 | <application>Enigmail</application>
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363 | <filename class='extension'>.xpi</filename> file which is used to install
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364 | <application>Enigmail</application>.</para>
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365 |
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366 | <para><command>install .../{movemail,rss}.rdf</command>: These commands
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367 | are used to install two mail extensions inadvertantly left out of the
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368 | installation script or installed to the wrong location.</para>
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369 |
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370 | </sect2>
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371 |
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372 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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373 | <title>Configuring Thunderbird</title>
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374 |
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375 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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376 |
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377 | <para>No specific configuration is required as long as the
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378 | <command>thunderbird</command> script is in the user's path. If
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379 | <application>Thunderbird</application> is installed in a non-standard
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380 | location, then make a symlink to the <command>thunderbird</command>
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381 | script in the <filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename>
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382 | directory.</para>
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383 |
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384 | <para>If you don't have privileges to install extensions globally, or
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385 | you prefer to not install global extensions, you can configure
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386 | <application>Thunderbird</application> on an individual user basis for
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387 | access to extensions. For example, if you built the
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388 | <application>Enigmail</application> extension and did not install it
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389 | globally, it can be installed on an as-needed basis for each user of the
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390 | system who may use <application>Thunderbird</application>. It is
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391 | accomplished through the <application>Thunderbird</application>
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392 | <quote>Tools</quote> menu. Choose the <quote>Extensions</quote> –
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393 | <quote>Install</quote> option and fill in the <quote>Look in:</quote>
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394 | field with <filename
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395 | class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/xpi_store</filename>.
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396 | You'll then see the
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397 | <filename>enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;-linux-????.xpi</filename>
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398 | file listed. Choose this file and click on <quote>Open</quote>, then
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399 | click on <quote>Install now</quote>. The
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400 | <application>Enigmail</application> extension will install and you will
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401 | be prompted to restart <application>Thunderbird</application>.</para>
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402 |
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403 | <para>If your Window or Desktop Manager does not allow you to configure
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404 | a default browser, you can add a configuration parameter to
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405 | <application>Thunderbird</application> so that a browser will start when
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406 | when you click on an Internet/intranet/local URL. The procedure to check
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407 | or modify any of the configuration parameters is quite simple and the
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408 | instructions here can be used to view or modify any of the
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409 | parameters.</para>
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410 |
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411 | <para>First, open the configuration dialog by opening the
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412 | <quote>Edit</quote> drop-down menu. Choose <quote>Preferences</quote>
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413 | and then click on the <quote>Advanced</quote> icon on the top menu
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414 | bar. Choose the <quote>General</quote> tab and click on the
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415 | <quote>Config Editor</quote> button. This will display a list of the
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416 | configuration preferences and information related to each one. You can
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417 | use the <quote>Filter:</quote> bar to enter search criteria and narrow
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418 | down the listed items. Changing a preference can be done using two
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419 | methods. One, if the preference has a boolean value (True/False), simply
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420 | double-click on the preference to toggle the value and two, for other
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421 | preferences simply right-click on the desired line, choose
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422 | <quote>Modify</quote> from the menu and change the value. Creating new
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423 | preference items is accomplished in the same way, except choose
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424 | <quote>New</quote> from the menu and provide the desired data into the
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425 | fields when prompted.</para>
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426 |
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427 | <para>The configuration preference item you need to check so that
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428 | <application>Thunderbird</application> uses a specified browser is the
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429 | <parameter>network.protocol-handler.app.http</parameter> which should
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430 | be set to the path of the desired browser, e.g.,
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431 | <option>/usr/bin/firefox</option>.</para>
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432 |
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433 | <tip>
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434 | <para>There is a multitude of configuration parameters you can tweak to
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435 | customize <application>Thunderbird</application>. A very extensive and
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436 | up-to-date list of these parameters can be found at <ulink
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437 | url="http://preferential.mozdev.org/preferences.html"/>.</para>
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438 | </tip>
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439 |
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440 | </sect3>
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441 |
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442 | </sect2>
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443 |
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444 | <sect2 role="content">
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445 | <title>Contents</title>
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446 |
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447 | <segmentedlist>
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448 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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449 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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450 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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451 |
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452 | <seglistitem>
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453 | <seg>thunderbird and thunderbird-config</seg>
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454 | <seg>Numerous libraries, email/newsgroups components, plugins,
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455 | extensions, and helper modules installed in <filename
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456 | class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</filename>
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457 | </seg>
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458 | <seg>/usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;,
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459 | /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;, and
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460 | /usr/share/idl/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</seg>
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461 | </seglistitem>
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462 | </segmentedlist>
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463 |
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464 | <variablelist>
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465 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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466 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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467 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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468 |
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469 | <varlistentry id="thunderbird-prog">
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470 | <term><command>thunderbird</command></term>
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471 | <listitem>
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472 | <para>is <application>Mozilla</application>'s next-generation
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473 | email and newsgroup client.</para>
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474 | <indexterm zone="thunderbird thunderbird-prog">
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475 | <primary sortas="b-thunderbird">thunderbird</primary>
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476 | </indexterm>
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477 | </listitem>
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478 | </varlistentry>
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479 |
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480 | </variablelist>
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481 |
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482 | </sect2>
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483 |
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484 | </sect1>
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