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authorbwarsaw2000-09-22 08:12:54 +0000
committerbwarsaw2000-09-22 08:12:54 +0000
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Several changes in support of David Champion's SF patch #101331.
Specifically, Describe the new --with-var-prefix option. Also, change --with-ownername to --with-username and --with-ownergroup to --with-groupname
-rw-r--r--INSTALL12
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 1850a1838..650071f6e 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -101,17 +101,21 @@ file UPGRADING for important information before you upgrade.
and then run `make install'. The following options allow you to
customize your Mailman installation.
- --prefix=dir
+ --prefix=<dir>
Standard GNU configure option which changes the base
directory that Mailman is installed into. By default
$prefix is /home/mailman. This directory must already
exist, and be set up as described in section 1 above.
- --exec_prefix=dir
+ --exec-prefix=<dir>
Standard GNU configure option which lets you specify a
different installation directory for architecture
dependent binaries.
+ --with-var-prefix=<dir>
+ Store mutable data under <dir> instead of under the prefix
+ or exec_prefix.
+
--with-python=</path/to/python>
Specify an alternative Python interpreter to use for the
wrapper programs. The default is to use the interpreter
@@ -119,14 +123,14 @@ file UPGRADING for important information before you upgrade.
the scripts from the command line, the first Python
interpreter found on $PATH is always used.
- --with-ownername=<username-or-uid>
+ --with-username=<username-or-uid>
Specify a different username than `mailman' to use as a
default. Use this only if the username `mailman' is
already in use by somebody (e.g. Mark Ailman's login
name). Can take an integer user id. Be sure your $prefix
directory is owned by this user.
- --with-ownergroup=<groupname-or-gid>
+ --with-groupname=<groupname-or-gid>
Specify a different groupname than `mailman' to use as a
default. Use this only if the groupname `mailman' is
already in use. Can take an integer group id. Be sure