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fix instructions for installing documentation
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1) Type "./configure". This creates the makefiles and the
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config.h file needed to build the software.
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If you want to install Hypermail somewhere other than in /usr/local,
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run something like this instead: ./configure --prefix=$HOME
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2) Type "make". This will build the software.
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If it has trouble finding gdbm (e.g. if it fails with a message such as
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Installing Hypermail:
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Now that you are ready to install Hypermail,
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You may need to login as root for this step.
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To install just the Hypermail programs:
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- chdir to the src/ directory
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- Type "make install".
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- Type "make install". (Or, if you prefer, just copy "hypermail" to
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wherever you want it).
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Documentation:
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To install the HTML documentation:
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If you want a full install of Hypermail and its documentation, do
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1) Edit the Makefile and change "htmldir" to point to the
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directory in which you want the documentation.
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make install
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2) Type "make html.install". You should be able to view the
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HTML documentation using any World-Wide Web browser.
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in the main Hypermail directory (the one where you did ./configure).
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If it fails with something like:
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mkdir: "/usr/local/apache/htdocs/hypermail": Permission denied
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then you may need to rerun ./configure giving it the directory in
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which you want to install html documentation files using this option:
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--with-htmldir=/var/www/htdocs
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Upgrading:
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