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#65190
30.0.50; Emacs doesn't build with `--with-mailutils` by default when mailutils is installed on macOS
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Reported by: Mou Tong <mou.tong <at> outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 02:12:01 UTC
Severity: normal
Found in version 30.0.50
Done: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
After the android branch merged, the file `configure.ac`'s section about
`mailutils` changed.
When I build Emacs on macOS with `./configure`, cli will remind me:
```
configure: WARNING: This configuration installs a 'movemail' program
that does not retrieve POP3 email. By default, Emacs 25 and earlier
installed a 'movemail' program that retrieved POP3 email via only
insecure channels, a practice that is no longer recommended but that
you can continue to support by using './configure --with-pop'.
configure: You might want to use './configure --with-mailutils'.
```
I have installed mailtuils by homebrew (a package manager on macOS), and
it works fine before the android branch got merged.
I guess the problem occurs in this line
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/configure.ac?id=e1d08e9e11d2bd5e93c8ae4ea4a8e27129b316cb#n349
But I don't know how to fix this :(
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Message #8 received at 65190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Mou Tong <mou.tong <at> outlook.com> writes:
> After the android branch merged, the file `configure.ac`'s section about
> `mailutils` changed.
>
> When I build Emacs on macOS with `./configure`, cli will remind me:
>
> ```
> configure: WARNING: This configuration installs a 'movemail' program
> that does not retrieve POP3 email. By default, Emacs 25 and earlier
> installed a 'movemail' program that retrieved POP3 email via only
> insecure channels, a practice that is no longer recommended but that
> you can continue to support by using './configure --with-pop'.
> configure: You might want to use './configure --with-mailutils'.
> ```
>
> I have installed mailtuils by homebrew (a package manager on macOS), and
> it works fine before the android branch got merged.
>
> I guess the problem occurs in this line
>
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/configure.ac?id=e1d08e9e11d2bd5e93c8ae4ea4a8e27129b316cb#n349
>
> But I don't know how to fix this :(
Does the problem resolve itself if you change:
[AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid" \
&& test "$with_android" = "no"],
[(movemail --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 || with_mailutils=no],
to read
[AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid"],
[(movemail --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 || with_mailutils=no],
?
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Message #11 received at 65190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Thx for the quick response, here is the modification:
```diff
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -347,8 +347,10 @@ AC_DEFUN
[],
[with_mailutils=$with_features
AS_IF([test "$with_mailutils" = yes],
- [AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid" \
- && test "$with_android" = "no"],
+ dnl [AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid" \
+ dnl && test "$with_android" = "no"],
+ dnl [(movemail --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 || with_mailutils=no],
+ [AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid"],
[(movemail --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 || with_mailutils=no],
[dnl Don't check for movemail if cross-compiling.
dnl instead, default to false.
```
But the problem still exists.
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Message #14 received at 65190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Mou Tong <mou.tong <at> outlook.com> writes:
> Thx for the quick response, here is the modification:
>
> ```diff
> --- a/configure.ac
> +++ b/configure.ac
> @@ -347,8 +347,10 @@ AC_DEFUN
> [],
> [with_mailutils=$with_features
> AS_IF([test "$with_mailutils" = yes],
> - [AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid" \
> - && test "$with_android" = "no"],
> + dnl [AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid" \
> + dnl && test "$with_android" = "no"],
> + dnl [(movemail --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 || with_mailutils=no],
> + [AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid"],
> [(movemail --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 || with_mailutils=no],
> [dnl Don't check for movemail if cross-compiling.
> dnl instead, default to false.
> ```
>
> But the problem still exists.
What if you try moving:
AC_ARG_WITH([mailutils],
[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-mailutils],
[rely on GNU Mailutils, so that the --without-pop through --with-mailhost
options are irrelevant; this is the default if GNU Mailutils is
installed])],
[],
[with_mailutils=$with_features
AS_IF([test "$with_mailutils" = yes],
[AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid" \
&& test "$with_android" = "no"],
[(movemail --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 || with_mailutils=no],
[dnl Don't check for movemail if cross-compiling.
dnl instead, default to false.
with_mailutils=no])])])
AS_IF([test "$with_mailutils" = no],
[with_mailutils=])
AS_IF([test x"$with_mailutils" = xyes],
[AC_DEFINE([HAVE_MAILUTILS], [1],
[Define to 1 if Emacs was configured with mailutils])])
AC_SUBST([with_mailutils])
AC_ARG_WITH([pop],
[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-pop],
[Support POP mail retrieval if Emacs movemail is used (not recommended,
as Emacs movemail POP is insecure). This is the default only on
native MS-Windows and Android.])],
[],
dnl Enable movemail POP support on Android as GNU Mailutils is
dnl normally unavailable on that platform.
[AS_CASE([$host],
[*-mingw*|*android*], [with_pop=yes],
[with_pop=no-by-default])])
if test "$with_pop" = yes; then
AC_DEFINE([MAIL_USE_POP])
fi
AH_TEMPLATE([MAIL_USE_POP], [Define to support POP mail retrieval.])dnl
to below:
OPTION_DEFAULT_OFF([android],[cross-compile Android application package])
OPTION_DEFAULT_ON([android-debug],[don't build Emacs as a debug package on Android])
? Does that resolve the problem?
Thanks.
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Message #17 received at 65190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Ah, sorry. I forgot to run `./autogen.sh` again to generate a new
`configure`.
After change `configure.ac` like you said before, and exec
`./autogen.sh` to generate a new `configure`. Running `./configure`
works as I expected.
Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> writes：
> Does the problem resolve itself if you change:
>
> [AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid" \
> && test "$with_android" = "no"],
> [(movemail --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 || with_mailutils=no],
>
>
> to read
>
> [AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid"],
> [(movemail --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 || with_mailutils=no],
>
> ?
This had solved the problem ;)
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Message #20 received at 65190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Mou Tong <mou.tong <at> outlook.com> writes:
> Ah, sorry. I forgot to run `./autogen.sh` again to generate a new
> `configure`.
>
> After change `configure.ac` like you said before, and exec
> `./autogen.sh` to generate a new `configure`. Running `./configure`
> works as I expected.
>
> Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> writes：
>
>> Does the problem resolve itself if you change:
>>
>> [AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid" \
>> && test "$with_android" = "no"],
>> [(movemail --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 || with_mailutils=no],
>>
>>
>> to read
>>
>> [AS_IF([test "x$XCONFIGURE" != "xandroid"],
>> [(movemail --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 || with_mailutils=no],
>>
>> ?
>
> This had solved the problem ;)
I fixed this differently. Would you please pull from master and ack?
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Message #23 received at 65190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> writes：
> I fixed this differently. Would you please pull from master and ack?
I pulled the latest commit cc6fed326aa491f89cad5cf59f4a8fb7b2863011
and it worked fine on my machine :)
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Message #28 received at 65190-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Mou Tong <mou.tong <at> outlook.com> writes:
> Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> writes：
>
>> I fixed this differently. Would you please pull from master and ack?
>
> I pulled the latest commit cc6fed326aa491f89cad5cf59f4a8fb7b2863011
> and it worked fine on my machine :)
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