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diff --git a/README.packaging b/README.packaging index f26aa9fb..7f1212ab 100644 --- a/README.packaging +++ b/README.packaging @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ README.packaging fetchmail 6.3.0 changes relevant for packagers ---------------------------------------------- +(These should apply to all 6.3.X versions) Greetings, dear packager! @@ -18,14 +19,20 @@ which are given as headwords below. and byte-compile it (so you need to package or remove fetchmailconf.pyc and fetchmailconf.pyo as well) + If you want to defeat Python byte-code compilation and would rather + like to install fetchmailconf.py yourself, you can add + PYTHON=: + to the ./configure command or pass this in the environment. + This pretends that no Python interpreter were installed. + - the Makefile generates a two-line "fetchmailconf" /bin/sh wrapper script that executes the actual fetchmailconf.py with the python installation found at configuration time, so that users can still type "fetchmailconf" rather than "python fetchmailconf" - note that fetchmailconf.py supports a few command line arguments, so - it you use local wrapper scripts, be sure they pass on their own - arguments properly. + if you use local wrapper scripts, be sure they pass on their own + arguments properly. Remember to use "$@" (with quotes) in shells, not $*. - there is now a dummy fetchmailconf manual page which will just source (roff's ".so" command) the fetchmail manual page for now. You can of |