On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 07:25:18PM +0100, Brian wrote: > On Fri 17 Oct 2014 at 13:11:23 -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > > > For those of you using Claws-Mail, you can keep it systemd-free into > > the foreseeable future by disabling dbus, like this: > > > > ./configure --disable-dbus > > > > I've compiled Claws_Mail from source on Debian. It's fairly easy to do, > > it can exist in tandem with the existing Claws-Mail (obviously rename > > the executables), and it works. > > > > Bang, another 0d program! > > For those of you who (like me) have an unstable system with syvinit-core > (but not systemd-shim) this advice maight be puzzling. An install of > claws-mail doesn't bring in anything which is to do with systemd. Why > one needs to go to the trouble of compiling claws-mail is unknown. Why > it needs to be compiled without dbus is also unknown. Seems a lot of > work for no benefit. > > The OP will probably have good reasons for offering this advice (which > at first glance do not appear to fit reality). > > We await his response. Ignoring his suggestion might be a wise course > of action without it.
Probably, a wise course of action anyway. Heaven knows what other non-standard things he's done to his system. If someone buggers up their system by following his advice, what help can we offer them? (answer - SFA) -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141018074313.GF18928@tal