Package: guix-patches;
Reported by: ng0 <contact.ng0 <at> cryptolab.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 10:51:02 UTC
Severity: normal
Done: Kei Kebreau <kei <at> openmailbox.org>
Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.
Message #11 received at 26320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
From: ng0 <contact.ng0 <at> cryptolab.net> To: Kei Kebreau <kei <at> openmailbox.org> Cc: 26320 <at> debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#26320: Alpine News and Mail client Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 17:47:56 +0000
Kei Kebreau transcribed 7.4K bytes:
> ng0 <contact.ng0 <at> cryptolab.net> writes:
>
> > The appended patch adds Alpine. It was discontinued by its previous
> > developer team and is now being developed at
> > "http://patches.freeiz.com/alpine/index.html". There are two versions,
> > both released by the same developer. The one which every distro uses is
> > the one with extra, functionality enhancing and bugs fixing patches applied.
> > This is the one I picked to not break expectations of people.
> >
> > It compiles, builds, and can be started. I don't know this client and
> > only worked on it to complete the dinosaurs of mail clients collection
> > as some people still seem to use Alpine on other distros.
> > I haven't tested sending mail or receiving mail for obvious reasons.
> > and I do not trust applications I rarely use.
> >
> >>From 932623f11a7f11173051c4f87683fe52052642ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > From: ng0 <contact.ng0 <at> cryptolab.net>
> > Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 03:20:38 +0000
> > Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add alpine.
> >
> > * gnu/packages/mail.scm (alpine): New variable.
> > ---
> > gnu/packages/mail.scm | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> > 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/gnu/packages/mail.scm b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
> > index e36f884ea..d62437aa5 100644
> > --- a/gnu/packages/mail.scm
> > +++ b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
> > @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
> > ;;; Copyright © 2016 Lukas Gradl <lgradl <at> openmailbox.org>
> > ;;; Copyright © 2016 Alex Kost <alezost <at> gmail.com>
> > ;;; Copyright © 2016 Troy Sankey <sankeytms <at> gmail.com>
> > -;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 <contact.ng0 <at> cryptolab.net>
> > +;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 ng0 <contact.ng0 <at> cryptolab.net>
> > ;;; Copyright © 2016 Clément Lassieur <clement <at> lassieur.org>
> > ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
> > ;;; Copyright © 2016 John Darrington <jmd <at> gnu.org>
> > @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
> >
> > (define-module (gnu packages mail)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages)
> > + #:use-module (gnu packages aspell)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages autotools)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages base)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages backup)
> > @@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
> > #:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages guile)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages flex)
> > + #:use-module (gnu packages kerberos)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages libcanberra)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages libevent)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages libidn)
> > @@ -69,6 +71,7 @@
> > #:use-module (gnu packages lua)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages m4)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages ncurses)
> > + #:use-module (gnu packages openldap)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages pcre)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages python)
> > @@ -84,6 +87,7 @@
> > #:use-module (gnu packages ruby)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages samba)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages screen)
> > + #:use-module (gnu packages tcl)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages networking)
> > #:use-module (gnu packages web)
> > @@ -94,7 +98,7 @@
> > #:select (gpl2 gpl2+ gpl3 gpl3+ lgpl2.1 lgpl2.1+ lgpl3+
> > non-copyleft (expat . license:expat) bsd-3
> > public-domain bsd-4 isc (openssl . license:openssl)
> > - bsd-2 x11-style agpl3))
> > + bsd-2 x11-style agpl3 asl2.0))
> > #:use-module (guix packages)
> > #:use-module (guix download)
> > #:use-module (guix git-download)
> > @@ -2141,3 +2145,51 @@ Options can be specified in environment variables, configuration files, and
> > the command line allowing maximum configurability and ease of use for
> > operators and scripters.")
> > (license gpl2+)))
> > +
> > +(define-public alpine
> > + (package
> > + (name "alpine")
> > + (version "2.21")
> > + (source
> > + (origin
> > + (method url-fetch)
> > + ;; There are two versions: the plain continuation of Alpine without extra
> > + ;; patches and the version which adds extra fixes. Every distro uses
> > + ;; the patched version, and so do we to not break expectations.
> > + ;; http://patches.freeiz.com/alpine/readme/README.patches
> > + (uri (string-append "http://patches.freeiz.com/alpine/patches/alpine-"
> > + version "/alpine-" version ".tar.xz"))
> > + (sha256
> > + (base32
> > + "1k9hcfjywfk3mpsl71hjza3nk6icgf1b6xxzgx10kdzg5yci5x5m"))))
>
> Could you add a snippet that corrects the time-dependent code? Grepping
> (is that a word?) for "datestamp" in alpine's source directory should
> show you the offending code.
Okay.
> > + (build-system gnu-build-system)
> > + (arguments
> > + `(#:make-flags (list "CC=gcc")
> > + #:configure-flags (list (string-append "--with-ssl-include-dir="
> > + (assoc-ref %build-inputs "openssl")
> > + "/include/openssl")
> > + (string-append "--with-ssl-dir="
> > + (assoc-ref %build-inputs "openssl"))
> > + (string-append "--with-ssl-certs-dir="
> > + "/etc/ssl/certs/")
> > + (string-append "--with-ssl-lib-dir="
> > + (assoc-ref %build-inputs "openssl")
> > + "/lib")
> > + (string-append "--with-interactive-spellcheck="
> > + (assoc-ref %build-inputs "aspell")
> > + "/bin/aspell"))))
> > + (inputs
> > + `(("ncurses" ,ncurses)
> > + ("openssl" ,openssl)
> > + ("gnutls" ,gnutls)
> > + ("openldap" ,openldap)
> > + ("cyrus-sasl" ,cyrus-sasl)
> > + ("mit-krb5" ,mit-krb5)
> > + ("aspell" ,aspell)
> > + ("tcl" ,tcl)
> > + ("linux-pam" ,linux-pam)))
> > + (home-page "http://patches.freeiz.com/alpine/")
> > + (synopsis "Alternatively Licensed Program for Internet News and Email")
> > + (description
> > + "Alpine is a text-based mail and news client.")
>
> Maybe this can be a bit more descriptive, but then again, the mutt mail
> client has a fairly modest description as well.
I don't know. It's a text bsaed email and news client. It features its
own text editor (so it says) called pico. That's all I know. I don't
know wether the editor can be used on its own or just in application.
> > + (license asl2.0)))
>
> Other than that, the patch looks good. Sadly I'm not a user of alpine
> so I can't test its functionality. Do any alpine users want to step up
> to the plate and try this out?
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