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Describe --with-pop and related options.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Mon, 26 Aug 1996 17:58:30 +0000
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68 The `--with-gcc' option specifies that the build process should 68 The `--with-gcc' option specifies that the build process should
69 compile Emacs using GCC. If you don't want to use GCC, specify 69 compile Emacs using GCC. If you don't want to use GCC, specify
70 `--with-gcc=no'. If you omit this option, `configure' will search 70 `--with-gcc=no'. If you omit this option, `configure' will search
71 for GCC in your path, and use it if present. 71 for GCC in your path, and use it if present.
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73 If you want the Emacs mail reader RMAIL to read mail from a POP
74 server, you must specify `--with-pop'. This provides support for the
75 POP3 protocol; older versions are not supported. For
76 Kerberos-authenticated POP add `--with-kerberos', for Hesiod support
77 add `--with-hesiod'. These options enable Emacs to use POP; whether
78 Emacs uses POP is controlled by individual users--see the Rmail
79 chapter of the Emacs manual.
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73 You can build Emacs for several different machine types from a single 81 You can build Emacs for several different machine types from a single
74 source directory. To do this, you must use a version of `make' that 82 source directory. To do this, you must use a version of `make' that
75 supports the `VPATH' variable, such as GNU `make'. Make separate 83 supports the `VPATH' variable, such as GNU `make'. Make separate
76 build directories for the different configuration types, and in each 84 build directories for the different configuration types, and in each