Author: randy
Date: 2005-08-26 00:38:47 -0600 (Fri, 26 Aug 2005)
New Revision: 4983
Added:
trunk/patches/thunderbird-1.0.6-fixes-1.patch
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/general.ent
trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
trunk/BOOK/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml
Log:
Fixed numerous issues with the Thunderbird build, see the Changelog for details
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2005-08-25 19:54:56 UTC (rev 4982)
+++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2005-08-26 06:38:47 UTC (rev 4983)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!ENTITY day "25">
+<!ENTITY day "26">
<!ENTITY month "08">
<!ENTITY year "2005">
<!ENTITY version "svn-&year;&month;&day;">
Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2005-08-25 19:54:56 UTC
(rev 4982)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2005-08-26 06:38:47 UTC
(rev 4983)
@@ -42,6 +42,20 @@
-->
<listitem>
+ <para>August 26th, 2005</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>[randy] - Added fixes to the Thunderbird instructions: 1)
+ the Movemail and RSS & Blogs account setup options are now
+ available 2) modified the Enigmail setup so that it actually works
+ 3) fixed the profile locking problem 4) made it so that if a mailto:
+ URL is clicked, a message compose window is opened with the To: field
+ filled out.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
<para>August 25th, 2005</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml 2005-08-25 19:54:56 UTC (rev
4982)
+++ trunk/BOOK/xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml 2005-08-26 06:38:47 UTC (rev
4983)
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@
<!ENTITY thunderbird-ipc-md5sum "64ba4c6e3b52568468c4f6680ec7e679">
]>
+<!--
+
+Devs:
+
+Always check the mail/config/mozconfig file in the source tree for
+any changes to the options passed to configure. This file shows the
+default build used by Mozilla. BLFS adds to this, but the values here
+should be in our setup. The stuff about ActiveX can be ignored as
+that is Windows crap only.
+
+-->
+
<sect1 id="thunderbird" xreflabel="Thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="thunderbird.html" ?>
@@ -64,6 +76,12 @@
</itemizedlist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
+ <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Required patch: <ulink
+
url="&patch-root;/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-fixes-1.patch"/></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
<para>To enable the <application>Enigmail</application> extension to the
<application>Thunderbird</application> mail client, you'll need to download
@@ -94,8 +112,8 @@
<xref linkend="libidl"/></para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
- <para><xref linkend="gnupg"/> (for the <application>Enigmail</application>
- extension)</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="gnupg"/> (run-time only dependency for the
+ <application>Enigmail</application> extension)</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
<para><xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
@@ -125,12 +143,10 @@
<screen><userinput>export MOZILLA_OFFICIAL="1" &&
export BUILD_OFFICIAL="1" &&
export MOZ_THUNDERBIRD="1" &&
-
-sed -i -e 's/$(destdir)$(bindir)/$(DESTDIR)$(mozappdir)/' \
- mail/app/Makefile.in &&
-
+patch -Np1 -i ../thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;-fixes-1.patch &&
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--with-default-mozilla-five-home=/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version; \
+ --with-user-appdir=.thunderbird \
--with-system-zlib \
--with-system-png \
--enable-application=mail \
@@ -171,22 +187,30 @@
tar -zxf ../ipc-&thunderbird-ipc-version;.tar.gz -C extensions &&
build/autoconf/make-makefile extensions/ipc extensions/enigmail &&
make -C extensions/ipc &&
-make -C extensions/enigmail</userinput></screen>
+make -C extensions/enigmail &&
+make -C extensions/enigmail xpi</userinput></screen>
<para>Install <application>Thunderbird</application> by running the
following
commands as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
-install -d /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss &&
-cp -Lf dist/private/nss/*.h dist/public/nss/*.h \
- /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss</userinput></screen>
+install -v -m755 -d /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss
&&
+cp -v -Lf dist/private/nss/*.h dist/public/nss/*.h \
+ /usr/include/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/nss &&
+install -v -m755 -d /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/isp/US
&&
+install -v -m644 mailnews/base/ispdata/movemail.rdf \
+ mail/extensions/newsblog/rss.rdf \
+ /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/isp &&
+ln -v -s ../{movemail,rss}.rdf \
+
/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/isp/US</userinput></screen>
<para>If you're installing the <application>Enigmail</application>
extension,
issue the following commands as the <systemitem
class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
-<screen role="root"><userinput>make -C extensions/ipc install &&
-make -C extensions/enigmail install</userinput></screen>
+<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m755 -d
/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/extensions &&
+install -v -m644 dist/bin/enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;-linux-*.xpi \
+ /usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/extensions</userinput></screen>
<para>To enable multi-user operation, execute the following as the
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
@@ -199,10 +223,11 @@
touch `find . -name *.rdf`</userinput></screen>
<note>
- <para>You should run <command>/usr/bin/thunderbird</command> once as
- the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user (or any user
- with write privileges) to create some necessary additional files in
- the <filename class='directory'>/usr</filename> hierarchy.</para>
+ <para>You should run <command>/usr/bin/thunderbird</command> once as the
+ <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user (or any user with
+ write privileges) to create some necessary additional files in the
+ <filename
class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;</filename>
+ directory.</para>
</note>
<para>Finally, unset the build variables from the unprivileged user's
@@ -217,17 +242,49 @@
<sect2 role="commands">
<title>Command Explanations</title>
- <para><command>sed -i -e 's/$(destdir)$(bindir)/$(DESTDIR)$(mozappdir)/'
- mail/app/Makefile.in</command>: Correct the installation location of the
- <filename class='directory'>defaults</filename> directory.</para>
+ <para><command>patch -Np1 -i ...</command>: This patches fixes three major
+ issues with the <application>Thunderbird</application> installation. First,
+ it moves the installation of the <filename>prefs.js</filename> file from
+ <filename class='directory'>/usr/bin/defaults/profile</filename> to
+ <filename
class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/defaults/profile</filename>,
+ it fixes a profile locking problem if the <command>thunderbird</command>
+ script is called when <application>Thunderbird</application> is already
+ running and last, makes it so that if a
+ <computeroutput>mailto:</computeroutput> URL is clicked, a message
+ compose window will open with the <computeroutput>To:</computeroutput>
+ field filled out.</para>
</sect2>
+ <sect2 role="configuration">
+ <title>Configuring Thunderbird</title>
+
+ <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
+
+ <para>Configuration of <application>Thunderbird</application> to use the
+ <application>Enigmail</application> extension must be done on an
+ as-needed basis for each user of the system who may use
+ <application>Thunderbird</application>. It is accomplished through the
+ <application>Thunderbird</application> <quote>Tools</quote> menu. Choose
+ the <quote>Extensions</quote> – <quote>Install</quote> option and
+ fill in the <quote>Look in:</quote> field with
+ <filename
class='directory'>/usr/lib/thunderbird-&thunderbird-version;/extensions</filename>.
+ You'll then see the
+
<filename>enigmail-&thunderbird-enigmail-version;-linux-????.xpi</filename>
+ file listed. Choose this file and click on <quote>Open</quote>, then
+ click on <quote>Install now</quote>. The
+ <application>Enigmail</application> extension will install and you will
+ be prompted to restart <application>Thunderbird</application>.</para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ </sect2>
+
<sect2 role="content">
<title>Contents</title>
<segmentedlist>
- <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
+ <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
Added: trunk/patches/thunderbird-1.0.6-fixes-1.patch
===================================================================
--- trunk/patches/thunderbird-1.0.6-fixes-1.patch 2005-08-25 19:54:56 UTC
(rev 4982)
+++ trunk/patches/thunderbird-1.0.6-fixes-1.patch 2005-08-26 06:38:47 UTC
(rev 4983)
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+Submitted By: Randy McMurchy <randy_at_linuxfromscratch_dot_org>
+Date: 2005-08-26
+Initial Package Version: 1.0.6
+Upstream Status: Not submitted
+Origin: Multiple sources (Randy McMurchy, Kevin Somervill
+ and Fedora/Gentoo mail lists)
+Description: Fixes:
+ 1) moves prefs.js installation from /usr/bin/defaults
+ to /usr/lib/thunderbird-1.0.6/defaults
+ 2) profile locking problem is resolved
+ 3) makes it so that if you click on a mailto: URL
+ it will open up the message compose window with
+ the To: field filled out
+
+$LastChangedBy$
+$Date$
+
+
+diff -Naur mozilla-orig/mail/app/Makefile.in mozilla/mail/app/Makefile.in
+--- mozilla-orig/mail/app/Makefile.in 2004-11-12 18:50:37.000000000 +0000
++++ mozilla/mail/app/Makefile.in 2005-08-26 04:31:50.000000000 +0000
+@@ -307,4 +307,4 @@
+ $(INSTALL) $^ $(DIST)/bin/defaults/profile
+
+ install:: $(srcdir)/profile/prefs.js
+- $(SYSINSTALL) $(IFLAGS1) $^ $(destdir)$(bindir)/defaults/profile
++ $(SYSINSTALL) $(IFLAGS1) $^ $(DESTDIR)$(mozappdir)/defaults/profile
+diff -Naur mozilla-orig/mail/app/mozilla.in mozilla/mail/app/mozilla.in
+--- mozilla-orig/mail/app/mozilla.in 2004-07-24 23:58:06.000000000 +0000
++++ mozilla/mail/app/mozilla.in 2005-08-26 04:31:50.000000000 +0000
+@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@
+ if [ $found = 0 ]; then
+ # Check default compile-time libdir
+ if [ -x "$moz_libdir/run-mozilla.sh" ]; then
++
+ dist_bin="$moz_libdir"
++ run_moz="$dist_bin/run-mozilla.sh"
+ else
+ echo "Cannot find mozilla runtime directory. Exiting."
+ exit 1
+@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@
+ # We should use an existing instance, as
_USE_EXIST=$_USE_EXIST=-1
+ _open_type="window"
+ #_open_type="tab"
+- _remote_cmd="openURL(${_optLast} , new-${_open_type})"
++ _remote_cmd="mailto(${_optLast})"
+ "${run_moz}" "$MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM" -a "${progbase}"
"${_remote_cmd}"
+ unset _remote_cmd _open_type
+ exit $?
Property changes on: trunk/patches/thunderbird-1.0.6-fixes-1.patch
___________________________________________________________________
Name: svn:keywords
+ LastChangedBy Date
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