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[70196] trunk/dports/multimedia/libvpx/Portfile
by ryandesign＠macports.org 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

Revision: 70196 http://trac.macports.org/changeset/70196 Author: ryandesign(a)macports.org Date: 2010-08-01 11:36:20 -0700 (Sun, 01 Aug 2010) Log Message: ----------- libvpx: ensure we're UsingTheRight compiler (at link time) Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/dports/multimedia/libvpx/Portfile Modified: trunk/dports/multimedia/libvpx/Portfile =================================================================== --- trunk/dports/multimedia/libvpx/Portfile 2010-08-01 18:12:08 UTC (rev 70195) +++ trunk/dports/multimedia/libvpx/Portfile 2010-08-01 18:36:20 UTC (rev 70196) @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ --enable-postproc \ --enable-multithread \ --enable-runtime-cpu-detect +configure.env LD="${configure.cc}" # FIXME: Building docs would require php5 and doxygen as dependency configure.args-append --disable-install-docs

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[70195] trunk/dports/multimedia/libvpx/Portfile
by ryandesign＠macports.org 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

Revision: 70195 http://trac.macports.org/changeset/70195 Author: ryandesign(a)macports.org Date: 2010-08-01 11:12:08 -0700 (Sun, 01 Aug 2010) Log Message: ----------- libvpx: be verbose when building so we can see when things go wrong Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/dports/multimedia/libvpx/Portfile Modified: trunk/dports/multimedia/libvpx/Portfile =================================================================== --- trunk/dports/multimedia/libvpx/Portfile 2010-08-01 15:19:14 UTC (rev 70194) +++ trunk/dports/multimedia/libvpx/Portfile 2010-08-01 18:12:08 UTC (rev 70195) @@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ configure.args-append --disable-install-docs build.target +build.args verbose=1

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[70194] branches/gsoc10-gui
by tzikis＠macports.org 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

Revision: 70194 http://trac.macports.org/changeset/70194 Author: tzikis(a)macports.org Date: 2010-08-01 08:19:14 -0700 (Sun, 01 Aug 2010) Log Message: ----------- Moved the conflicts and default_variants fetching from the GUI to the port. variants selection/installation complete Modified Paths: -------------- branches/gsoc10-gui/MacPorts_Framework/MPPort.h branches/gsoc10-gui/MacPorts_Framework/MPPort.m branches/gsoc10-gui/Pallet/MPActionsController.h branches/gsoc10-gui/Pallet/MPActionsController.m Modified: branches/gsoc10-gui/MacPorts_Framework/MPPort.h =================================================================== --- branches/gsoc10-gui/MacPorts_Framework/MPPort.h 2010-08-01 12:04:15 UTC (rev 70193) +++ branches/gsoc10-gui/MacPorts_Framework/MPPort.h 2010-08-01 15:19:14 UTC (rev 70194) @@ -149,6 +149,16 @@ /*! + @brief Computes the NSMutableArray object for key "defaults_variants" of the port + */ +- (void)checkDefaults; + +/*! + @brief Computes the conflicts of the port + */ +- (void)checkConflicts; + +/*! @brief Executes the specified target for this MPPort @param target NSString target to be executed for this MPPort @param options An NSArray of NSStrings for the various options for this target Modified: branches/gsoc10-gui/MacPorts_Framework/MPPort.m =================================================================== --- branches/gsoc10-gui/MacPorts_Framework/MPPort.m 2010-08-01 12:04:15 UTC (rev 70193) +++ branches/gsoc10-gui/MacPorts_Framework/MPPort.m 2010-08-01 15:19:14 UTC (rev 70194) @@ -388,7 +388,105 @@ - (void)upgradeWithError:(NSError **)mError { [self execPortProc:@"mportupgrade" withOptions:nil version:@"" error:mError]; } +- (void)checkDefaults +{ + //Check for default variants only if this is the first time we are checking + if ([self objectForKey:@"default_variants"] == nil) + { + //NSArray *defaultVariants = [port valueForKey:@"defaultVariants"]; + NSMutableArray *defaultVariants= [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:10]; + char port_command[256]; + + //Build the port variants command + strcpy(port_command, "port variants "); + strcat(port_command, [[self objectForKey:@"name"] cStringUsingEncoding: NSASCIIStringEncoding]); + strcat(port_command, " | grep \"\\[+]\" | sed 's/.*\\]//; s/:.*//' >> mpfw_default_variants"); + + //Make the CLI call + system(port_command); + //Open the output file + FILE * file = fopen("mpfw_default_variants", "r"); + + //Read all default_variants + char buffer[256]; + while(!feof(file)) + { + char * temp = fgets(buffer,256,file); + if(temp == NULL) continue; + buffer[strlen(buffer)-1]='\0'; + //Add the variant in the Array + [defaultVariants addObject:[NSString stringWithCString:buffer]]; + } + //Close and delete + fclose(file); + unlink("mpfw_default_variants"); + + NSLog(@"Default variants count: %i", [defaultVariants count]); + //Code for fetching default variants + [self setObject:[NSString stringWithString:[defaultVariants componentsJoinedByString:@" "]] forKey:@"default_variantsAsString"]; + [self setObject:defaultVariants forKey:@"default_variants"]; + } +} + +- (void)checkConflicts; +{ + //Check for only if this is the first time we are checking + if ([self objectForKey:@"conflicts"] == nil) + { + + NSMutableArray *conflicts = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:20]; + + char *script= " | python -c \"import re,sys;lines=sys.stdin.readlines();print '\\n'.join('%s,%s' % (re.sub(r'[\\W]','',lines[i-1].split()[0].rstrip(':')),','.join(l.strip().split()[3:])) for i, l in enumerate(lines) if l.strip().startswith('* conflicts'))\" >> /tmp/mpfw_conflict"; + char command[512]; + strcpy(command,"port variants "); + strcat(command, [[self name] UTF8String]); + strcat(command, script); + //printf("\n%s\n", command); + system(command); + + //Open the output file + FILE * file = fopen("/tmp/mpfw_conflict", "r"); + + //Read all conflicts + char buffer[256]; + while(!feof(file)) + { + char * temp = fgets(buffer,256,file); + if(temp == NULL) continue; + buffer[strlen(buffer)-1]='\0'; + //Add the variant in the Array + //printf("buffer:\n%s\n",buffer); + + char *token; + char *search = ","; + + token = strtok(buffer, search); + //printf("token: %s\n",token); + if(token == NULL) break; + + NSString *variant = [NSString stringWithCString:token]; + NSMutableArray *conflictsWith=[NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:10]; + NSLog(@"%@", variant); + while ((token = strtok(NULL, search)) != NULL) + { + NSLog(@"token: %@",[NSString stringWithCString:token]); + [conflictsWith addObject:[NSString stringWithCString:token]]; + //NSLog(@"count %i",[[checkboxes[i] conflictsWith] count]); + } + + NSDictionary *variantConflictsWith = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:conflictsWith forKey:variant]; + [conflicts addObject:variantConflictsWith]; + //[defaultVariants addObject:[NSString stringWithCString:buffer]]; + } + //Close and delete + fclose(file); + unlink("/tmp/mpfw_conflict"); + + [self setObject:conflicts forKey:@"conflicts"]; + } +} + -(void)configureWithOptions:(NSArray *)options variants:(NSArray *)variants error:(NSError **)mError { [self exec:@"configure" withOptions:options variants:variants error:mError]; } Modified: branches/gsoc10-gui/Pallet/MPActionsController.h =================================================================== --- branches/gsoc10-gui/Pallet/MPActionsController.h 2010-08-01 12:04:15 UTC (rev 70193) +++ branches/gsoc10-gui/Pallet/MPActionsController.h 2010-08-01 15:19:14 UTC (rev 70194) @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ - (IBAction)toggleInfoPanel: (id) sender; -(IBAction)clickCheckbox:(id)sender; --(void)checkConflicts: (NSString*) portName; +-(void)setConflicts: (MPPort*) port; - (void)queueOperation: (NSString*) operation portName: (NSString*) name portObject: (id) port variants: (NSMutableArray*) variants; Modified: branches/gsoc10-gui/Pallet/MPActionsController.m =================================================================== --- branches/gsoc10-gui/Pallet/MPActionsController.m 2010-08-01 12:04:15 UTC (rev 70193) +++ branches/gsoc10-gui/Pallet/MPActionsController.m 2010-08-01 15:19:14 UTC (rev 70194) @@ -97,35 +97,10 @@ [checkboxes[i] setAlphaValue:0]; } //NSLog(@"Port variants:"); + //Call checkDefaults to compute the NSMutableArray for key default_variants + [port checkDefaults]; + NSMutableArray *defaultVariants= [port objectForKey:@"default_variants"]; - //NSArray *defaultVariants = [port valueForKey:@"defaultVariants"]; - NSMutableArray *defaultVariants= [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:10]; - char port_command[256]; - - //Build the port variants command - strcpy(port_command, "port variants "); - strcat(port_command, [[port objectForKey:@"name"] cStringUsingEncoding: NSASCIIStringEncoding]); - strcat(port_command, " | grep \"\\[+]\" | sed 's/.*\\]//; s/:.*//' >> mpfw_default_variants"); - - //Make the CLI call - system(port_command); - //Open the output file - FILE * file = fopen("mpfw_default_variants", "r"); - - //Read all default_variants - char buffer[256]; - while(!feof(file)) - { - char * temp = fgets(buffer,256,file); - if(temp == NULL) continue; - buffer[strlen(buffer)-1]='\0'; - //Add the variant in the Array - [defaultVariants addObject:[NSString stringWithCString:buffer]]; - } - //Close and delete - fclose(file); - unlink("mpfw_default_variants"); - NSLog(@"Default variants count: %i", [defaultVariants count]); for(UInt i=0; i<[[port valueForKey:@"variants"] count];i++) { @@ -153,8 +128,7 @@ } //NSLog(@"End of Variants"); - - [self checkConflicts:[port valueForKey:@"name"]]; + [self setConflicts:port]; [variantsPanel makeKeyAndOrderFront:self]; @@ -304,63 +278,26 @@ } --(void)checkConflicts: (NSString *) portName -{ +-(void)setConflicts: (MPPort *) port +{ + //Initialize the conflicts NSMutableArray for the port, if it wasn't already initialized + [port checkConflicts]; + + NSArray *conflicts = [port objectForKey:@"conflicts"]; - char *script= " | python -c \"import re,sys;lines=sys.stdin.readlines();print '\\n'.join('%s,%s' % (re.sub(r'[\\W]','',lines[i-1].split()[0].rstrip(':')),','.join(l.strip().split()[3:])) for i, l in enumerate(lines) if l.strip().startswith('* conflicts'))\" >> /tmp/mpfw_conflict"; - char command[512]; - strcpy(command,"port variants "); - strcat(command, [portName UTF8String]); - strcat(command, script); - //printf("\n%s\n", command); - system(command); - - //Open the output file - FILE * file = fopen("/tmp/mpfw_conflict", "r"); - - //Read all default_variants - char buffer[256]; - while(!feof(file)) + for(UInt j=0; j< [conflicts count];j++) { - char * temp = fgets(buffer,256,file); - if(temp == NULL) continue; - buffer[strlen(buffer)-1]='\0'; - //Add the variant in the Array - //printf("buffer:\n%s\n",buffer); - - char *token; - char *search = ","; - - token = strtok(buffer, search); - //printf("token: %s\n",token); - if(token == NULL) break; - UInt i; - for(i=0; i<10; i++) + for( i=0; i<10; i++) { - //NSLog(@"%@ %@",[checkboxes[i] title], [NSString stringWithCString:token]); - - if ([[checkboxes[i] title] isEqualToString:[NSString stringWithCString:token]]) + if ([[conflicts objectAtIndex:j] objectForKey:[checkboxes[i] title]] != nil) { break; } - } - [checkboxes[i] setConflictsWith:[NSMutableArray array]]; - NSLog(@"checkbox: %i",i); - while ((token = strtok(NULL, search)) != NULL) - { - //NSLog(@"token: %@",[NSString stringWithCString:token]); - [[checkboxes[i] conflictsWith] addObject:[NSString stringWithCString:token]]; - //NSLog(@"count %i",[[checkboxes[i] conflictsWith] count]); - } - - //[defaultVariants addObject:[NSString stringWithCString:buffer]]; + } + //NSLog(@"checkbox that conflicts: %@", [checkboxes[i] title]); + [checkboxes[i] setConflictsWith:[[conflicts objectAtIndex:j] objectForKey:[checkboxes[i] title]]]; } - //Close and delete - fclose(file); - unlink("/tmp/mpfw_conflict"); - - } -(BOOL)validateToolbarItem:(NSToolbarItem *)toolbarItem {

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[70193] trunk/dports/science/plplot/Portfile
by takeshi＠macports.org 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

Revision: 70193 http://trac.macports.org/changeset/70193 Author: takeshi(a)macports.org Date: 2010-08-01 05:04:15 -0700 (Sun, 01 Aug 2010) Log Message: ----------- plplot: updated to 5.9.6 (#25879). Also includes a fix for #24702. Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/dports/science/plplot/Portfile Modified: trunk/dports/science/plplot/Portfile =================================================================== --- trunk/dports/science/plplot/Portfile 2010-08-01 09:31:53 UTC (rev 70192) +++ trunk/dports/science/plplot/Portfile 2010-08-01 12:04:15 UTC (rev 70193) @@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ PortSystem 1.0 name plplot -version 5.9.5 +version 5.9.6 platforms darwin maintainers takeshi categories science description Scientific plotting package master_sites sourceforge -checksums md5 214c9f984f046bee18f6a3cce2cdec39 \ - sha1 f24d096238398b5519427145f0134ce1c180f0e8 \ - rmd160 75f21ad12fbe952c964e0a9b3d298a4f059157c2 +checksums md5 772c772bde3a107e5f06d21cefa7f6b6 \ + sha1 c4926e8d47c213cca5de4182923f81397d1f9b7d \ + rmd160 c7c300dbb57101e8c3157457174b3d243a5d6e69 homepage http://plplot.sourceforge.net/ long_description \ PLplot is a cross-platform software package for creating \ @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ -DPLD_aqt=OFF \ -DPLD_extcairo=ON \ -DPLD_memcairo=ON \ + -DPLD_ps=ON \ -DPLD_psttf=ON \ -DPLD_pscairo=ON \ -DPLD_pdfcairo=ON \

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[70192] trunk/dports/graphics
by ryandesign＠macports.org 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

Revision: 70192 http://trac.macports.org/changeset/70192 Author: ryandesign(a)macports.org Date: 2010-08-01 02:31:53 -0700 (Sun, 01 Aug 2010) Log Message: ----------- graphviz, graphviz-devel: do archcheck libgs.dylib; it does turn out to get used after all Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz/Portfile trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-devel/Portfile Modified: trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz/Portfile =================================================================== --- trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz/Portfile 2010-08-01 09:29:26 UTC (rev 70191) +++ trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz/Portfile 2010-08-01 09:31:53 UTC (rev 70192) @@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ port:zlib \ port:gettext -# Ghostscript is not included here because Graphviz uses the gs executable, -# not the libgs library. archcheck.files lib/libXaw.dylib \ lib/libpango-1.0.dylib \ lib/libjpeg.dylib \ @@ -63,6 +61,7 @@ lib/libfreetype.dylib \ lib/libexpat.dylib \ lib/libgd.dylib \ + lib/libgs.dylib \ lib/libz.dylib \ lib/libintl.dylib Modified: trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-devel/Portfile =================================================================== --- trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-devel/Portfile 2010-08-01 09:29:26 UTC (rev 70191) +++ trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-devel/Portfile 2010-08-01 09:31:53 UTC (rev 70192) @@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ port:zlib \ port:gettext -# Ghostscript is not included here because Graphviz uses the gs executable, -# not the libgs library. archcheck.files lib/libXaw.dylib \ lib/libpango-1.0.dylib \ lib/libjpeg.dylib \ @@ -62,6 +60,7 @@ lib/libfreetype.dylib \ lib/libexpat.dylib \ lib/libgd.dylib \ + lib/libgs.dylib \ lib/libz.dylib \ lib/libintl.dylib

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[70191] trunk/dports/x11/winetricks/Portfile
by ryandesign＠macports.org 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

Revision: 70191 http://trac.macports.org/changeset/70191 Author: ryandesign(a)macports.org Date: 2010-08-01 02:29:26 -0700 (Sun, 01 Aug 2010) Log Message: ----------- winetricks: update to 20100731: * remove dirac0.8; add dirac 1.0.2 * add eadm * add efforts * add gfw * add glut 3.7.6 * add ie8 * add safari 5 * add secur32 * update air to 2.0.2 * update cmake to 2.8.2 * update divx to 2010-07-29 * update checksum for droid sans fallback font * update firefox to 3.6.6 * update flash to 2010-06-24 * update mono26 to 2.6.7 * update ogg to 0.84.17338 * update vlc to 1.1.0 Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/dports/x11/winetricks/Portfile Modified: trunk/dports/x11/winetricks/Portfile =================================================================== --- trunk/dports/x11/winetricks/Portfile 2010-08-01 09:21:02 UTC (rev 70190) +++ trunk/dports/x11/winetricks/Portfile 2010-08-01 09:29:26 UTC (rev 70191) @@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ PortSystem 1.0 name winetricks -version 20100618 -revision 1 +version 20100731 categories x11 maintainers ryandesign homepage http://code.google.com/p/winezeug/ @@ -29,9 +28,9 @@ systems have all the needed redistributable runtime \ libraries or fonts. -checksums md5 a31cc4938e483987a4256e41bc350ef4 \ - sha1 d6b509d0d001692d5f5431d8f7bbcbfb4fc6ee78 \ - rmd160 438adb39ff36b30dc2400cfc546504fb4e0e5a46 +checksums md5 573e3fa7e77b1a14ccda8596869acf4c \ + sha1 472c535911bc51c970b5ac428f6f8e238c82499f \ + rmd160 11babf8582e411611a2cfc96bb38fe2d13b9f090 depends_run path:bin/xmessage:xmessage \ path:bin/wine:wine \

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[70190] trunk/dports/graphics
by ryandesign＠macports.org 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

Revision: 70190 http://trac.macports.org/changeset/70190 Author: ryandesign(a)macports.org Date: 2010-08-01 02:21:02 -0700 (Sun, 01 Aug 2010) Log Message: ----------- graphviz-devel, graphviz-gui-devel: update to 2.27.20100801.0445 Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-devel/Portfile trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-gui-devel/Portfile Modified: trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-devel/Portfile =================================================================== --- trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-devel/Portfile 2010-08-01 01:43:51 UTC (rev 70189) +++ trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-devel/Portfile 2010-08-01 09:21:02 UTC (rev 70190) @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ conflicts graphviz set my_name graphviz # keep version in sync between graphviz-devel and graphviz-gui-devel -version 2.27.20100721.0445 +version 2.27.20100801.0445 categories graphics maintainers ryandesign license CPLv1.0 @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ programs (for non-interactive use) can use the +no_x11 \ variant to build graphviz without its display routines. -checksums md5 f04fc4d95680da6da9d00490f3bb2563 \ - sha1 4588c7ce4f43d9473804b21fff8ba6a9937a767c \ - rmd160 e3f7da2bd380057310dba8c50881fa626b1b3834 +checksums md5 206fecf234353da9c04138d4e6898f2b \ + sha1 4054a00cad4d0b93ac6304b45da69fa1c4b0e691 \ + rmd160 b322348228d600a7307f222ecbbd71aba67da7b0 # graphviz needs Xcode 3.1+ to avoid the libGL error when building the smyrna variant # graphviz-gui needs Xcode 3.1.2+; see #18811 Modified: trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-gui-devel/Portfile =================================================================== --- trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-gui-devel/Portfile 2010-08-01 01:43:51 UTC (rev 70189) +++ trunk/dports/graphics/graphviz-gui-devel/Portfile 2010-08-01 09:21:02 UTC (rev 70190) @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ conflicts graphviz-gui graphviz-oldgui set my_name graphviz # keep version in sync between graphviz-devel and graphviz-gui-devel -version 2.27.20100721.0445 +version 2.27.20100801.0445 categories graphics aqua maintainers ryandesign license CPLv1.0 @@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ long_description ${description}. -checksums md5 f04fc4d95680da6da9d00490f3bb2563 \ - sha1 4588c7ce4f43d9473804b21fff8ba6a9937a767c \ - rmd160 e3f7da2bd380057310dba8c50881fa626b1b3834 +checksums md5 206fecf234353da9c04138d4e6898f2b \ + sha1 4054a00cad4d0b93ac6304b45da69fa1c4b0e691 \ + rmd160 b322348228d600a7307f222ecbbd71aba67da7b0 depends_lib port:graphviz-devel

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[70189] trunk/dports/java/gant/Portfile
by breskeby＠macports.org 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

Revision: 70189 http://trac.macports.org/changeset/70189 Author: breskeby(a)macports.org Date: 2010-07-31 18:43:51 -0700 (Sat, 31 Jul 2010) Log Message: ----------- version upgrade to 1.9.3 Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/dports/java/gant/Portfile Modified: trunk/dports/java/gant/Portfile =================================================================== --- trunk/dports/java/gant/Portfile 2010-07-31 22:44:08 UTC (rev 70188) +++ trunk/dports/java/gant/Portfile 2010-08-01 01:43:51 UTC (rev 70189) @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PortSystem 1.0 name gant -version 1.9.2 +version 1.9.3 categories java devel groovy maintainers breskeby description A groovy based tool for scripting ant @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ platforms darwin distname ${name}-${version} master_sites http://dist.codehaus.org/gant/distributions -checksums md5 fc3f55212fed601e8a6b6b0a759e1302 \ - sha1 2c7e73de524173b475decfd182bc930f1aeb4b91 \ - rmd160 40542a96c10018fa1301b0377efe57965108cfa3 +checksums md5 2b20be7860fb727ac2380d810a4a5344 \ + sha1 ddc27f53102959d20d4a593ffbcc954af769eb9c \ + rmd160 01eb98537aef9ac293417d6ab8e149036ff0ba46 worksrcdir ${name}-${version} set workTarget ""

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[MacPorts] howto/MailServerTutorial modified
by MacPorts 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

Changed page "howto/MailServerTutorial" by magill(a)mcgillsociety.org from 98.140.106.66* Page URL: <http://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/MailServerTutorial> Diff URL: <http://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/MailServerTutorial?action=diff&version=3> Revision 3 -------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<-------- Index: howto/MailServerTutorial ========================================================================= --- howto/MailServerTutorial (version: 2) +++ howto/MailServerTutorial (version: 3) @@ -1,36 +1,36 @@ [wiki:howto <- Back to the HOWTO section] -= Tutorial for the setup of a mail server using MacPorts software = += Tutorial for the setup of an electronic mail (E-mail) server using MacPorts software = * Audience: Advanced setup of Electronic Mail * Requires: MacPorts >= 1.9.1 * Created: 31 July 2010; Revision: 31 July 2010 == Introduction == Despite its simple seeming exterior, Electronic Mail is a complex interaction of multiple different pieces of software from many sources. -Fortunately, MacPorts has made the porting and installation of these parts "easy." +Fortunately, MacPorts has made the porting and installation of these parts on an OSX system "easy." Decisions made by the System Administrator (i.e. the person installing the software) control the various features available for mail delivery, mail reading and system maintenance. -This document represents an attempt to describe a step by step process to convert OSX Snow Leopard (1.6) into a mail server for a Home user(s) or Small business. +This document represents an attempt to describe a step by step process to convert OSX Snow Leopard (1.6) running on something like a MacMini into a mail server for a Home user(s) or Small business +(SoHo - Small office/Home office http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_office/home_office) It attempts to gather into one location information which is useful or necessary to accomplish this goal. +Consequently, this document may seem a bit long-winded, but major portions of it can be skipped by those who are familiar with the details. The goal here is to create a system which utilizes MacPorts and native Apple software so that the resulting system becomes as "automagically" self-maintaing, and as immune to "gotchas' caused by Apple system updates as possible. - -See also the [wiki:howto/SetupFetchmail Fetchmail] -> [wiki:howto/SetupPostfix Postfix] -> [wiki:howto/SetupDovecot Dovecot] +See also the MacPorts HowTos: [wiki:howto/SetupFetchmail Fetchmail] -> [wiki:howto/SetupPostfix Postfix] -> [wiki:howto/SetupDovecot Dovecot] for additional discussions and perspectives on the process. -A list of Home pages for the various products used can be found at the end of this document: +A list of Home pages for the various products discussed can be found at the end of this document: === Why did I write this? === -Even though I've been a Unix System Administrator for over 30 years and have done this many different times, every time I do it on a new system, I find that not only do I have to start over again from scratch because the technology has "changed" but that I have to keep trying to find my "old notes." .... :) And, invariably, I find I have "forgotten" to do something "FIRST" necessitating to start over again. +Even though I've been a Unix System Administrator for over 30 years and have done this many different times, every time I do it on a new system, I find that not only do I have to start over again from scratch because the technology has "changed" (or probably more correctly "morphed") but that I have to keep trying to find my "old notes." .... :) And, invariably, I find I have "forgotten" to do something "FIRST" necessitating one to start over again. This document represents "my favorite" Electronic Mail tools. All are "Open Software" of one form or another -- most under the GPL - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html There are other options available. -== Installation == -=== Step 1: '''Do a little planning''' === +== Step 1: '''Do a little planning''' == For a starting definition of terms and concepts.... http://wiki2.dovecot.org describes Dovecot V2.0 -- including an excellent "Generic information about mail servers!" @@ -41,39 +41,52 @@ Consider the software functionality which you might want to provide and the software necessary to install (AND maintain). * MUA - Mail User Agent aka Email Client - used by the end user to read their mail. - * Apple Mail - mail readable from a single location or + * Apple Mail - implying mail readable from a single location or computer. * Webmail - mail readable from any location via a web browser. - * MTA + * MTA - Mail Transfer Agent - used by two mail servers to exchange (i.e. send and receive) electronic mail over the Internet using the SMTP protocol. * Postfix - * Sendmail - * Fetchmail - * qmail - * MDA - Dovecot / Procmail + * MDA - Mail Delivery Agent - This provides an interface between the MTA and the UserDovecot / Procmail * POP * IMAP + * Fetchmail - a remote-mail retrieval and forwarding utility * SASL - authorization * Spam Assassin - Spam Scan - * - + OSX 10.6 contains an installation of Procmail. This version can be utilized or disabled and replace by the MacPorts install. This document will describe the MacPorts installation of Procmail. -Similarly, Apple Mail provides functionality similar to FetchMail and Spam Assassin. +One of the goals of this installation will be to provide both Local (single PC) and Remote Access (webmail) consequently we will configure IMAP as the primary protocol for the mail server and require that the Apple Mail client "leave mail on the server" in its configuration. -== Configuration == +Similarly, Apple Mail provides functionality similar to FetchMail and Spam Assassin. However, the advantage of using Fetchmail is that it both runs "constantly," not just when the mail client is launched, but that it collects mail -Where are you going to put things...? Most everything can be put where MacPorts wants to put them with no problem. +== Step 2 "Where are you going to put things?" == + +Most everything can be put where MacPorts and/or Apple wants to put them with no problem. The only item of particular concern is the location of the mail spool, as this could become potentially large and one might want to place it on a separate disk. -Similarly, by configuring log files to be in the +Similarly, by configuring log files to be in default areas, makes them readily available to the Apple Utility, Console. +== Step 3 "Install and configure Apache2, MySQL, and PHP" == + +I will assume that Apache2 has already been installed. That installation will (should have) include MySQL and PHP. See: [wiki:howto/MAMP]" (aka MAMP) for detailed instructions. + +== Step 4 Install and configure Procmail == +Apple provides a procmail installation (as it does with the Apache web server. We will use the MacPorts versions of both these servers and their respective "dependencies." + +The MacPorts default installation of Procmail will configure itself to use /opt/local/ as the root of its storage system. + +=== '''TODO: still much more to write?''' === == Optional Parts == + +fetchmail is a full-featured IMAP and POP client which allows users to automatically download mail from remote IMAP and POP servers and save it into local mailboxes; there it can be accessed more easily + * Procmail: http://www.postfix.org - * FetchMail: + * FetchMail: http://fetchmail.berlios.de/ * Dovecot: http://dovecot.org * Procmail: http://procmail.org + * Squirrel Mail: http://squirelmail.org * SASL * Spam Assassin @@ -84,6 +97,6 @@ -=== '''TODO: What else can be done?''' === +=== '''TODO: still much more to write?''' === [wiki:howto <- Back to the HOWTO section] -------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<-------- * The IP shown here might not mean anything if the user or the server is behind a proxy. -- MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS This is an automated message. 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