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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 thunderbird-download-http "http://ftp.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 "781c1cd1a01583d9b666d8c2fe4288e6">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-size "35.0 MB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-buildsize "597 MB">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-time "18.1 SBU">
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| 13 |
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| 14 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-version "0.94.0">
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| 15 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-download "http://www.mozilla-enigmail.org/downloads/src/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;.tar.gz">
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| 16 | <!ENTITY thunderbird-enigmail-md5sum "d326c302c1d2d68217fffcaa01ca7632">
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| 17 | ]>
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| 18 |
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| 19 | <sect1 id="thunderbird" xreflabel="Thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;">
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| 20 | <?dbhtml filename="thunderbird.html" ?>
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| 21 |
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| 22 | <sect1info>
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| 23 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 24 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 25 | <keywordset>
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| 26 | <keyword role="package">thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-source.tar</keyword>
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| 27 | <keyword role="ftpdir">thunderbird</keyword>
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| 28 | </keywordset>
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| 29 | </sect1info>
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| 30 |
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| 31 | <title>Thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</title>
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| 32 |
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| 33 | <indexterm zone="thunderbird">
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| 34 | <primary sortas="a-Thunderbird">Thunderbird</primary>
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| 35 | </indexterm>
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| 36 |
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| 37 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 38 | <title>Introduction to Thunderbird</title>
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| 39 |
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| 40 | <para><application>Thunderbird</application> is a stand-alone
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| 41 | mail/news client based on the <application>Mozilla</application>
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| 42 | codebase.</para>
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| 43 |
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| 44 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 45 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 46 | <listitem>
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| 47 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&thunderbird-download-http;"/></para>
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| 48 | </listitem>
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| 49 | <listitem>
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| 50 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&thunderbird-download-ftp;"/></para>
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| 51 | </listitem>
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| 52 | <listitem>
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| 53 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &thunderbird-md5sum;</para>
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| 54 | </listitem>
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| 55 | <listitem>
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| 56 | <para>Download size: &thunderbird-size;</para>
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| 57 | </listitem>
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| 58 | <listitem>
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| 59 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &thunderbird-buildsize;</para>
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| 60 | </listitem>
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| 61 | <listitem>
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| 62 | <para>Estimated build time: &thunderbird-time;</para>
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| 63 | </listitem>
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| 64 | </itemizedlist>
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| 65 |
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| 66 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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| 67 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 68 | <listitem>
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| 69 | <para>Required patch (if using system-installed versions of
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| 70 | <application>NSS</application> and <application>NSPR</application>:)
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| 71 | <ulink
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| 72 | url="&patch-root;/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-system_nss-1.patch"/>
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| 73 | </para>
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| 74 | </listitem>
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| 75 | </itemizedlist>
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| 76 |
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| 77 | <para>To enable the <application>Enigmail</application> extension to the
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| 78 | <application>Thunderbird</application> mail client, you'll need to download
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| 79 | the tarball shown below. The <application>Enigmail</application> extension
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| 80 | allows users to access the authentication and encryption features provided
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| 81 | by the <application>GnuPG</application> package. The Enigmail extension
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| 82 | will not operate correctly unless you have <xref linkend="gnupg"/>
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| 83 | installed.</para>
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| 84 |
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| 85 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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| 86 | <listitem>
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| 87 | <para><ulink url="&thunderbird-enigmail-download;"/></para>
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| 88 | </listitem>
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| 89 | <listitem>
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| 90 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &thunderbird-enigmail-md5sum;</para>
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| 91 | </listitem>
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| 92 | </itemizedlist>
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| 93 |
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| 94 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Thunderbird Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 95 |
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| 96 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 97 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
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| 98 | <xref linkend="libidl"/>, and
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| 99 | <xref linkend="zip"/></para>
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| 100 |
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| 101 | <para>Note: <application>libjpeg</application> should have been installed
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| 102 | before <application>GTK+</application> and should exist on your system. If
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| 103 | for some reason you haven't installed <application>libjpeg</application>,
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| 104 | you should remove the <option>--with-system-jpeg</option> option from the
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| 105 | <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file created below.</para>
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| 106 |
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| 107 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended (if you will be installing any
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| 108 | other package that utilizes NSS/NSPR, such as
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| 109 | <application>Firefox</application> or
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| 110 | <application>Mozilla</application>)</bridgehead>
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| 111 | <para role="recommended"><xref linkend="nss"/></para>
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| 112 |
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| 113 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 114 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="unzip"/> and
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| 115 | <xref linkend="libgnomeui"/> (to build the gnomevfs extension)</para>
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| 116 |
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| 117 | </sect2>
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| 118 |
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| 119 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 120 | <title>Installation of Thunderbird</title>
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| 121 |
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| 122 | <para>The configuration of <application>Thunderbird</application> is
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| 123 | accomplished by creating a <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file containing
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| 124 | the desired configuration options. A default <filename>.mozconfig</filename>
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| 125 | is created below. To see the entire list of available configuration options
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| 126 | (and an abbreviated description of each one), issue
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| 127 | <command>./configure --help</command>. If you are going to use
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| 128 | system-installed versions of the <application>NSS</application> and
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| 129 | <application>NSPR</application> libraries, ensure you uncomment the two
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| 130 | lines near the bottom of the file. You may also wish to review the entire
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| 131 | file and uncomment any other desired options. If you would prefer to
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| 132 | download the file instead of creating it by typing or cut-and-pasting, you
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| 133 | can find it at <ulink
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| 134 | url="&files-anduin;/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-mozconfig"/>
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| 135 | (the file must be installed in the root of the source tree
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| 136 | <filename class='directory'>mozilla</filename> directory, and named
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| 137 | <filename>.mozconfig</filename>). Create the file by issuing the following
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| 138 | command:</para>
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| 139 |
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| 140 | <screen><userinput>cat > .mozconfig << "EOF"
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| 141 | <literal># This file contains the options used in the Thunderbird build. You may
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| 142 | # need to specify additional options for your specific build needs.
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| 143 | # Use the information provided by running './configure --help' to
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| 144 | # help you determine if you need to add any additional options.
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| 145 | # Some additional options can be added by uncommenting the examples
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| 146 | # in this file or adding options by inserting a line containing
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| 147 | # 'ac_add_options --some-option-you-need'.
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| 148 |
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| 149 |
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| 150 | # Use the default settings specified in the source tree
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| 151 | . $topsrcdir/mail/config/mozconfig
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| 152 |
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| 153 | # Create an object directory and specify to build the package in that
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| 154 | # directory. If desired, modify the location of the object directory
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| 155 | # to a directory inside the source tree by removing '../' from the
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| 156 | # line below.
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| 157 | mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/../thunderbird-build
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| 158 |
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| 159 | # Specify the installation prefix. If you would prefer Thunderbird
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| 160 | # installed in a different prefix, modify the line below to fit
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| 161 | # your needs. You'll also need to modify some of the instructions in
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| 162 | # the BLFS book to point to your desired prefix.
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| 163 | ac_add_options --prefix=/usr
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| 164 |
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| 165 | # These options are used so that the Thunderbird binaries are linked to
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| 166 | # the system-installed copies of the specified libraries instead of
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| 167 | # the source tree code which may not be the most recent versions.
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| 168 | ac_add_options --with-system-zlib
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| 169 | ac_add_options --with-system-png
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| 170 | ac_add_options --with-system-jpeg
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| 171 | ac_add_options --enable-system-cairo
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| 172 |
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| 173 | # This option causes the installed binaries to have the official
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| 174 | # Thunderbird name embedded in them. Due to license restrictions, you
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| 175 | # may not distribute binaries created using this option.
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| 176 | ac_add_options --enable-official-branding
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| 177 |
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| 178 | # This option specifies to include support for rendering the HTML
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| 179 | # <canvas></canvas> tag in the Thunderbird mail client.
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| 180 | #ac_add_options --enable-canvas
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| 181 |
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| 182 | # This option is used so that the debugging symbols are removed from
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| 183 | # the installed binaries during the installation process. Comment out
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| 184 | # this option if you may have a need to retain the debugging symbols
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| 185 | # in the installed binaries. Note that this can substantially
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| 186 | # increase the size of the installed binaries.
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| 187 | ac_add_options --enable-strip
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| 188 |
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| 189 | # This option is added so that test libraries and programs are not
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| 190 | # built. These would only be required for debugging purposes.
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| 191 | ac_add_options --disable-tests
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| 192 |
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| 193 | # This option is added so that the Mozilla Installer program is not
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| 194 | # built or installed. The program is not required for a BLFS
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| 195 | # installation of Thunderbird.
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| 196 | ac_add_options --disable-installer
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| 197 |
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| 198 | # This option is used to disable the a11y support in the Thunderbird
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| 199 | # binaries. Comment out this option if you require a11y support.
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| 200 | ac_add_options --disable-accessibility
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| 201 |
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| 202 | # This option is used to enable source tree included LDAP support in
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| 203 | # the Thunderbird binaries.
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| 204 | ac_add_options --enable-ldap
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| 205 |
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| 206 | # This option is used to enable support for rendering SVG files in the
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| 207 | # Thunderbird mail client. Uncomment the line below to enable the option.
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| 208 | #ac_add_options --enable-svg
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| 209 |
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| 210 | # Uncomment this option if you desire support for dual-monitor
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| 211 | # display of Thunderbird using the X-Window Xinerama libraries.
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| 212 | #ac_add_options --enable-xinerama
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| 213 |
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| 214 | # These two options enable support for building Thunderbird with
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| 215 | # system-installed versions of the Network Security Services (NSS)
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| 216 | # and Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) libraries. Uncomment both
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| 217 | # lines to enable support for system-installed NSS/NSPR.
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| 218 | #ac_add_options --with-system-nss
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| 219 | #ac_add_options --with-system-nspr
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| 220 |
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| 221 | # This option identifies the default binary directory of the Thunderbird
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| 222 | # installation and is used to locate Thunderbird's installed files. This
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| 223 | # option is not required for end-user use, and is only used for
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| 224 | # development purposes.
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| 225 | #ac_add_options --with-default-mozilla-five-home=/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</literal>
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| 226 |
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| 227 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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| 228 |
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| 229 | <para>If you have system-installed Network Security Services (NSS) and
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| 230 | Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) libraries and you uncommented the
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| 231 | appropriate lines in the <filename>.mozconfig</filename> file to utilize
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| 232 | them, apply the following patch:</para>
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| 233 |
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| 234 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-system_nss-1.patch</userinput></screen>
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| 235 |
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| 236 | <para>Compile <application>Thunderbird</application> by
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| 237 | issuing the following commands:</para>
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| 238 |
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| 239 | <screen><userinput>sed -i "s/^ enum$/& xptinfo_enum_1/" \
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| 240 | xpcom/reflect/xptinfo/public/xptinfo.h &&
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| 241 | make -f client.mk build</userinput></screen>
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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 &&
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| 248 |
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| 249 | ./makemake -r &&
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| 250 | cd ../../.. &&
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| 251 |
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| 252 | make -C ../thunderbird-build/mailnews/extensions/enigmail &&
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| 253 | make -C ../thunderbird-build/mailnews/extensions/enigmail xpi</userinput></screen>
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| 254 |
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| 255 | <para>Install <application>Thunderbird</application> by running the following
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| 256 | commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 257 |
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| 258 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make -f client.mk install &&
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| 259 |
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| 260 | install -v -m644 ../thunderbird-build/dist/public/ldap-private/* \
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| 261 | /usr/include/thunderbird-1.5/ldap &&
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| 262 |
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| 263 | install -v -m755 -d /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/isp/US &&
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| 264 | install -v -m644 mailnews/base/ispdata/movemail.rdf \
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| 265 | mail/extensions/newsblog/rss.rdf \
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| 266 | /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/isp &&
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| 267 | ln -v -s ../{movemail,rss}.rdf \
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| 268 | /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/isp/US</userinput></screen>
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| 269 |
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| 270 | <para>If you built <application>Thunderbird</application> utilizing
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| 271 | system-installed NSS and NSPR libraries, the
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| 272 | <filename>thunderbird-ns*.pc</filename> <application>pkgconfig</application>
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| 273 | files need to be modified. Issue the following command as the
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| 274 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 275 |
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| 276 | <screen role="root"><userinput>sed -i 's|/thunderbird-1.5||' /usr/lib/pkgconfig/thunderbird-ns*.pc</userinput></screen>
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| 277 |
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| 278 | <para>If you did <emphasis role="strong">NOT</emphasis> build
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| 279 | <application>Thunderbird</application> utilizing system-installed NSS and
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| 280 | NSPR libraries, issue the following commands as the
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| 281 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to install the NSS
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| 282 | interface headers:</para>
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| 283 |
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| 284 | <screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m755 -d /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss &&
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| 285 | cp -v -Lf ../thunderbird-build/dist/{private,public}/nss/*.h \
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| 286 | /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss</userinput></screen>
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| 287 |
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| 288 | <para>If you built the <application>Enigmail</application> extension,
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| 289 | issue the following commands as the <systemitem
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| 290 | class="username">root</systemitem> user to install the
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| 291 | <filename>.xpi</filename> file:</para>
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| 292 |
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| 293 | <screen role="root"><userinput>ENIGMAIL_FILENAME=$(basename \
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| 294 | `ls ../thunderbird-build/dist/bin/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;-*.xpi`) &&
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| 295 |
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| 296 | install -v -m644 -D ../thunderbird-build/dist/bin/$ENIGMAIL_FILENAME \
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| 297 | usr/lib/thunderbird-1.5/xpi_store/$ENIGMAIL_FILENAME</userinput></screen>
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| 298 |
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| 299 | <para>If you want to install <application>Enigmail</application> globally
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| 300 | so that all users who run <application>Thunderbird</application> will have
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| 301 | access to the extension, issue the command shown below. Note that this
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| 302 | procedure starts an instance of <application>Thunderbird</application> and
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| 303 | you must have an X server running. Issue the following command as the
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| 304 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 305 |
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| 306 | <screen role="root"><userinput>/usr/bin/thunderbird -install-global-extension \
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| 307 | /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/xpi_store/$ENIGMAIL_FILENAME</userinput></screen>
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| 308 |
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| 309 | <para>Global installation of other extensions can be done using the same
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| 310 | basic method as the <application>Enigmail</application> extension. See the
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| 311 | <quote>Configuring Thunderbird</quote> section below for information about
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| 312 | configuring <application>Enigmail</application> for individual users if you
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| 313 | did not not install it globally.</para>
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| 314 |
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| 315 | <!-- This appears to not be required any longer. The regchrome program
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| 316 | is not built any longer, and multi-user access to Thunderbird appears
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| 317 | to work fine without running regxpcom and touching the files. -Randy
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| 318 |
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| 319 | <para>To enable multi-user operation, execute the following as the
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| 320 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 321 |
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| 322 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cd /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version; &&
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| 323 | export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD" &&
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| 324 | export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME="$PWD" &&
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| 325 | ./regxpcom &&
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| 326 | ./regchrome &&
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| 327 | touch `find . -name *.rdf`</userinput></screen>
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| 328 |
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| 329 | -->
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| 330 |
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| 331 | <note>
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| 332 | <para>You should run <command>/usr/bin/thunderbird</command> once as the
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| 333 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user (or any user with
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| 334 | write privileges) to create some necessary additional files in the
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| 335 | <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</filename>
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| 336 | directory.</para>
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| 337 | </note>
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| 338 |
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| 339 | </sect2>
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| 340 |
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| 341 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 342 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 343 |
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| 344 | <para><command>sed -i "s/^ enum$/& xptinfo_enum_1/" ...</command>:
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| 345 | This command is used to fix an anonymous enum in an external/public
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| 346 | interface header file.</para>
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| 347 |
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| 348 | <para><command>make -f client.mk ...</command>: Mozilla products are
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| 349 | packaged to allow the use of a configuration file which can be used to
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| 350 | pass the configuration settings to the <command>configure</command>
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| 351 | command. <command>make</command> uses the <filename>client.mk</filename>
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| 352 | file to get initial configuration and setup parameters, then depending on
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| 353 | the target parameter (<parameter>build</parameter> or
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| 354 | <parameter>install</parameter>), either runs the
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| 355 | <command>configure</command> script and compiles the package or installs
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| 356 | the package.</para>
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| 357 |
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| 358 | <para><command>./makemake -r</command>: This command is used to recursively
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| 359 | create <filename>Makefile</filename>s in the current 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.rdf .../rss.rdf ...</command>: These
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| 367 | commands are used to install two files inadvertently left out of the
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| 368 | installation script.</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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