Re: dubious advice on claws-mail
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)
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