Re: Neomutt packages available

[Stephen Allen]

On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 06:02:43PM +0200, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> * Stephen Allen  [2016-06-24 11:28 -0400]:
 
 
> > I was going to install it, then noticed your note that it will remove
> > exiting mutt etc. packages. Why? I don't want that kind of behaviour,
> > unless I'm missing something and they can't be on the same system
> > together?
> 
> Neomutt is the same as pristine mutt but patched with features like
> sidebar, notmuch, indexcolor etc. So you can either use neomutt or
> the Debian mutt/mutt-patched. The executable binary is /usr/bin/mutt
> in both cases. If you want to switch back to Debian mutt you have to
> remove/purge neomutt-common first as the mutt package has no Replace
> yet.
> 
> Your configuration can stay as it is, though. Maybe you want to
> configure the neomutt features with some customized rc-files
> documented in /usr/share/doc/neomutt-common/examples.
> 
> So there is nothing magic with neomutt at all..

Except it has many patches installed that the mutt maintainers didn't
wish to add, for whatever reasons. I get it, thanks. I'll wait until it
has 'replace' and is in Debian. I was following the discussion on
develop previously and in that post someone  mentioned the package was ready
for Download, and I had scratched my head trying to find your link. Then
I saw this post in 'user'. :-)

Re: Neomutt packages available

[Elimar Riesebieter]

* Stephen Allen  [2016-06-24 11:28 -0400]:

> On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 09:37:35PM +0200, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I am pleased to announce the availability of neomutt [0] packages for
> > Debian. Hints for installation you'll find at [1].
[...]
> > [0] http://www.neomutt.org/
> > [1] http://www.lxtec.de/debarchiv
> > [2] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=825821
> > [3] https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt
> 
> I was going to install it, then noticed your note that it will remove
> exiting mutt etc. packages. Why? I don't want that kind of behaviour,
> unless I'm missing something and they can't be on the same system
> together?

Neomutt is the same as pristine mutt but patched with features like
sidebar, notmuch, indexcolor etc. So you can either use neomutt or
the Debian mutt/mutt-patched. The executable binary is /usr/bin/mutt
in both cases. If you want to switch back to Debian mutt you have to
remove/purge neomutt-common first as the mutt package has no Replace
yet.

Your configuration can stay as it is, though. Maybe you want to
configure the neomutt features with some customized rc-files
documented in /usr/share/doc/neomutt-common/examples.

So there is nothing magic with neomutt at all..

Elimar
-- 
  "Talking much about oneself can also
   be a means to conceal oneself."
 -Friedrich Nietzsche

Re: Neomutt packages available

[Stephen Allen]

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 09:37:35PM +0200, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am pleased to announce the availability of neomutt [0] packages for
> Debian. Hints for installation you'll find at [1].
> 
> I've packaged neomutt for Debian. A Debian ITP [2] is filed. The
> binaries are build in a sid environment. The sources are fetched
> from [3]. The neomutt branch is used. I'll update packages as
> needed. Please test the packages and let me know of any further
> glitches you find. If you want, you can open an issue on [3]. The
> Debian Bug Tracking System is not involved as the package isn't
> uploaded yet, but will be soon.
> 
> Packages for amd64, i386 and ppc can be installed from [1].
> 
> Thanks in advance for your cooperation
> 
> Elimar
> 
> [0] http://www.neomutt.org/
> [1] http://www.lxtec.de/debarchiv
> [2] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=825821
> [3] https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt

I was going to install it, then noticed your note that it will remove
exiting mutt etc. packages. Why? I don't want that kind of behaviour,
unless I'm missing something and they can't be on the same system
together? 

Neomutt packages available

[Elimar Riesebieter]

Hi all,

I am pleased to announce the availability of neomutt [0] packages for
Debian. Hints for installation you'll find at [1].

I've packaged neomutt for Debian. A Debian ITP [2] is filed. The
binaries are build in a sid environment. The sources are fetched
from [3]. The neomutt branch is used. I'll update packages as
needed. Please test the packages and let me know of any further
glitches you find. If you want, you can open an issue on [3]. The
Debian Bug Tracking System is not involved as the package isn't
uploaded yet, but will be soon.

Packages for amd64, i386 and ppc can be installed from [1].

Thanks in advance for your cooperation

Elimar

[0] http://www.neomutt.org/
[1] http://www.lxtec.de/debarchiv
[2] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=825821
[3] https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt

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