On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Sebastian Hagedorn might have said: > -- Alexander Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> is rumored to have > mumbled on 23. Januar 2007 12:32:40 -0500 regarding Re: [Fink-users] > cyrus-imapd package?: > > > On 1/23/07, mikee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Does someone have this package or can someone make the package > >> and add it to the repository? I bought an iMac to replace a > >> windows xp box and a linux box. I think the last bit of software > >> I need is the cyrus so I can move my email off the linux box > >> to darwin. > > > There had been a version for 10.3: > > > > http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/cyrus21-imapd > > > > But it wasn't being maintained, and I'm not sure if it just didn't > > build on 10.4 and wasn't moved because nobody updated it. > > > > Making a package from an existing description set is relatively easy, > > in my opinion. Some people say that it's difficult--but that depends > > on how much patching is required. > > The issue with Cyrus IMAP is that it is extemely difficult to build, and > even more difficult to build *well*. I run a large Cyrus IMAP server under > Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. I tried to build it myself initially, but > failed. Note that I have been using Unix and building packages for almost > 20 years. Believe me when I say that Cyrus is tricky. Ultimately I did what > any sane Linux user does: I used the very well maintained RPM by Simon > Matter: > > <http://www.invoca.ch/pub/packages/cyrus-imapd/> > > Note that I *do* build my own binary RPMs, but I do so by just slightly > tweaking his SPEC file. > > I never had the need to run Cyrus under OS X, as I only use it as desktop > system. Anyway, I suppose you could try building it with Simon's SPEC file > as a starting point.
I have also tried to build cyrus under linux and instead I run the RPMs at home and work for that reason. I also build and have built my own RPMs and have been working with unix for 18 years. This is why I am asking about the fink ports, so I didn't have to try and build one myself. Thanks for the pointer to Simon's site. Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
