Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2013-05-19

Chapter 37. Other X-based Programs

Balsa-2.4.12

Introduction to Balsa

The Balsa package contains a GNOME-2 based mail client.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.2 platform.

Package Information

Balsa Dependencies

Required

libgnomeui-2.24.5, Rarian-0.8.1, GMime-2.6.15, and Aspell-0.60.6.1 or GtkSpell (GtkSpell provides on-the-fly as you type spell checking)

Recommended

libESMTP-1.0.6 (required for outgoing SMTP service) and PCRE-8.32

Optional

GtkHTML-4.6.4, gtksourceview-3.6.2, OpenSSL-1.0.1e, OpenLDAP-2.4.35, Compface-1.5.2, MIT Kerberos V5-1.11.2, libnotify-0.7.5, SQLite-3.7.16.2, and and MTA (that provides a sendmail command, note that it is only used if you didn't install the recommended libESMTP package)

Optional to Build S/MIME Support

GPGME-1.4.1

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/balsa

Installation of Balsa

Install Balsa by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr            \
            --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome  \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib \
            --with-rubrica           \
            --without-html-widget    \
            --without-esmtp          \
            --without-libnotify      \
            --without-nm             \
            --without-gtkspell       \
            ENABLE_SK_FALSE='#'  &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-rubrica: This parameter is used to provide Rubrica2 address book support.

--without-esmtp: Use this parameter if you don't have libESMTP installed.

--with-ssl: Use this option to enable SSL support if OpenSSL is installed.

--with-ldap: Use this option to enable LDAP address book support if OpenLDAP is installed.

--with-sqlite: Use this option to enable SQLite address book support if SQLite is installed.

--with-gpgme: Use this option to enable GPG support if “GnuPG Made Easy” (GPGME) is installed.

--enable-smime: Use this option to enable S/MIME support if GnuPG-2.x.x is installed.

ENABLE_SK_FALSE='#': This option bypasses an error in the configure code.

Configuring Balsa

Configuration Information

All configuration of Balsa is done through the Balsa menu system, with mailbox configuration done with the Settings—>Preferences menu.

If you are unable to connect to your ISP, they probably don't support APOP. Disable it in Settings/Preferences/POP3/advanced.

If you enable filters for your incoming POP3 mail, you must have Procmail-3.22 installed, as the incoming mail will be handed off to procmail for processing.

Contents

Installed Programs: balsa and balsa-ab
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: The following subdirectories of $GNOME_PREFIX/share/: {gnome/help, omf, sounds}/balsa

Short Descriptions

balsa

is a GNOME-2 based mail client.

Last updated on 2012-09-26 20:18:27 +0000