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Quick Install:

configure to your local setup (have a look at):
./configure --help (or ./conf-tin)

check your local setup in:
include/autoconf.h

compile with:
make build (or cd src; make)

install with:
make install

Install at your own risk.

For a more detailed description of all the configure options read
doc/INSTALL.

Note that tin requires a valid fully qualified domain name for the host
you are running tin on. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HOST NAME WITH A VALID DOMAIN
GO AND GET ONE AND CONFIGURE YOUR HOST -- NOW! (This will prevent problems
with other software, too.) Otherwise users may get "Invalid Sender" error
messages and won't be able to post using the internal inews.

Before mailing a bug-report to [email protected] please check if you are
using the latest (stable) release, and if not, please upgrade first! Have a
look at the doc/TODO file for known bugs. If you still think you've found a
bug, please use the mail_bugreport function (shift-R) and write in English.
Please do NOT enclose a core-file in your bugreport until we request it.

The latest release is available at:

or its mirrors.

If you have additional questions or would like to be informed about the
latest new features/version you may subscribe to the (developers) tin
mailing lists via and/or read news.software.readers.

a@a-Peppy:~/Desktop/tin-2.4.1$ ./configure
creating cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Configuring for linux-gnu
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checking $CC variable... ok
checking for cc option to accept ANSI C... -DCC_HAS_PROTOS
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checking whether the C compiler (cc  ) works... yes
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checking whether we are using GNU C... yes
checking whether cc accepts -g... yes
checking version of cc... 5.4.0
checking $CC variable... ok
checking how to run the C preprocessor... cc -E
checking whether cc needs -traditional... no
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
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checking for ar... ar
checking for options to update archives... -curvU
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checking for default editor... checking for vi... /usr/bin/vi
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checking for news-library path... /usr/lib/news
checking for news spool-directory path... /var/spool/news
checking for news overview-directory path... /var/spool/news
checking for overview filename... .overview
checking for directory containing "inews"... /usr/lib/news
checking for inews... --internal
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checking for MIME character-set... US-ASCII
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checking for directory containing tin.defaults file... /etc/tin
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checking ipv6 stack type... linux-glibc
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checking whether to make a coffee while compiling... no
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checking for wide char and multibyte support... yes
checking if gettimeofday takes two arguments... yes
checking return type of signal handlers... void
checking declaration of signal arguments... int sig
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checking if select expects int * arguments... no
checking whether closedir returns void... no
checking whether setvbuf arguments are reversed... no
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checking for gethostname... (cached) yes
checking for gethostbyname... (cached) yes
checking for getservbyname... yes
checking for inet_addr... yes
checking for inet_ntoa... (cached) yes
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checking for passwd.pw_gecos... yes
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checking for long file names... yes
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checking if the system function returns usable child-status... yes
checking for redefinable signal constants... yes
checking for ANSI qsort... yes
checking if application can dump core... no
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checking for working TIOCGWINSZ... yes
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checking whether we are using the GNU C Library 2.1 or newer... yes
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checking if the declaration of iconv() needs const.... no
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checking whether NLS is requested... yes
checking whether included gettext is requested... no
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checking if we should use included message-library... yes
checking for libintl.h... yes
checking for iconv.h... yes
checking for iconv_open() //TRANSLIT extension... yes
checking for link... yes
checking for vwprintw... no
configure: warning: no term-lib found, you might run into trouble later.
configure: warning: no yacc-parser found, you might run into trouble later.
updating cache ./config.cache
creating ./config.status
creating pcre/Makefile
creating pcre/RunTest
creating po/Makefile.in
creating src/Makefile
creating include/autoconf.h
creating po/POTFILES
creating po/Makefile

a@a-Peppy:~/Desktop/tin-2.4.1$ ./configure --help
Usage: configure [options] [host]
Options: [defaults in brackets after descriptions]
Configuration:
  --cache-file=FILE       cache test results in FILE
  --help                  print this message
  --no-create             do not create output files
  --quiet, --silent       do not print `checking...' messages
  --version               print the version of autoconf that created configure
Directory and file names:
  --prefix=PREFIX         install architecture-independent files in PREFIX
                          [/usr/local]
  --exec-prefix=EPREFIX   install architecture-dependent files in EPREFIX
                          [same as prefix]
  --bindir=DIR            user executables in DIR [EPREFIX/bin]
  --sbindir=DIR           system admin executables in DIR [EPREFIX/sbin]
  --libexecdir=DIR        program executables in DIR [EPREFIX/libexec]
  --datadir=DIR           read-only architecture-independent data in DIR
                          [PREFIX/share]
  --sysconfdir=DIR        read-only single-machine data in DIR [PREFIX/etc]
  --sharedstatedir=DIR    modifiable architecture-independent data in DIR
                          [PREFIX/com]
  --localstatedir=DIR     modifiable single-machine data in DIR [PREFIX/var]
  --libdir=DIR            object code libraries in DIR [EPREFIX/lib]
  --includedir=DIR        C header files in DIR [PREFIX/include]
  --oldincludedir=DIR     C header files for non-gcc in DIR [/usr/include]
  --infodir=DIR           info documentation in DIR [PREFIX/info]
  --mandir=DIR            man documentation in DIR [PREFIX/man]
  --srcdir=DIR            find the sources in DIR [configure dir or ..]
  --program-prefix=PREFIX prepend PREFIX to installed program names
  --program-suffix=SUFFIX append SUFFIX to installed program names
  --program-transform-name=PROGRAM
                          run sed PROGRAM on installed program names
Host type:
  --build=BUILD           configure for building on BUILD [BUILD=HOST]
  --host=HOST             configure for HOST [guessed]
  --target=TARGET         configure for TARGET [TARGET=HOST]
Features and packages:
  --disable-FEATURE       do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
  --enable-FEATURE[=ARG]  include FEATURE [ARG=yes]
  --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
  --without-PACKAGE       do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no)
  --x-includes=DIR        X include files are in DIR
  --x-libraries=DIR       X library files are in DIR
--enable and --with options recognized:
  --with-install-prefix   prefixes actual install location (default: /)
  --with-build-cc=XXX     the build C compiler ($BUILD_CC)
  --with-build-cpp=XXX    the build C preprocessor ($BUILD_CPP)
  --with-build-cflags=XXX the build C compiler-flags ($BUILD_CFLAGS)
  --with-build-cppflags=XXX the build C preprocessor-flags ($BUILD_CPPFLAGS)
  --with-build-ldflags=XXX the build linker-flags ($BUILD_LDFLAGS)
  --with-build-libs=XXX   the build libraries (${BUILD_LIBS})
  --disable-heapsort      disable heapsort() as alternative to qsort
  --with-ispell           (default: from system path)
  --with-metamail         (default: from system path)
  --with-sum              (default: from system path)
  --with-editor=PROG      specify editor (default: vi)
  --with-mailer=PROG      specify default mailer-program (default: mailx)
  --with-mailbox=DIR      directory for incoming mailboxes (default: empty)
  --disable-pgp-gpg       disable PGP/GPG Support
  --with-pgp              (default: from system path)
  --with-pgpk             (default: from system path)
  --with-gpg              (default: from system path)
  --with-slrnface         (default: from system path)
  --with-shell=PROG       default $SHELL program (default: sh)
  --disable-nntp          disable reading via NNTP
  --enable-nntp-only      enable reading via NNTP only
  --enable-debug          turn on debug support
  --disable-echo          do not display "compiling" commands
  --enable-prototypes     check for optional prototypes
  --enable-warnings       turn on GCC compiler warnings
  --with-libdir=PATH      news-library (default: /usr/lib/news)
  --with-spooldir=PATH    news spool-directory (default: /var/spool/news)
  --with-nov-dir=PATH     news overview-directory (default: $SPOOLDIR)
  --with-nov-fname        specify names of overview files (default: .overview)
  --with-inews-dir=PATH   directory containing "inews" (default: $INEWSPATH)
  --with-socks[=path]       link with socks library if available
  --with-socks5[=path]      link with socks5 library if available
  --disable-fcntl         disable fcntl() locking
  --enable-lockf          enable lockf() locking
  --enable-flock          enable flock() locking
  --with-screen=xxx       specify screen type, which must be one of:
                          termcap, terminfo, curses, ncurses, ncursesw, or
                          pdcurses (replaces options --enable-curses and
                          --with-ncurses)
  --with-curses-dir=DIR   directory in which (n)curses is installed
  --with-ncurses          link with ncurses if available (deprecated)
  --enable-curses         use curses interface (deprecated)
  --with-pkg-config{=path} enable/disable use of pkg-config
  --with-pcre=PATH        use installed pcre versus bundled
  --with-dbmalloc         test: use Conor Cahill's dbmalloc library
  --with-dmalloc          test: use Gray Watson's dmalloc library
  --with-trace            use debugging/traces for screen output
  --with-domain-name      sets $DOMAIN_NAME (default: empty)
  --with-nntp-default-server
                          (sets NNTP_DEFAULT_SERVER)
                          (default: news.$DOMAIN_NAME)
  --enable-mh-mail-handling
                          use MH style mail handling for mailgroups
  --enable-cancel-locks   enable creation of Cancel-Locks
  --disable-gsasl         don't use GNU SASL
  --disable-8bit-keys     disable 8-bit keycode support
  --disable-color         disable ANSI-color support
  --disable-etiquette     disable printing of posting-etiquette
  --disable-break-long-lines
                          don't break long mime-encoded lines
  --disable-mime-strict-charset
                          force MM_CHARSET obeyance
  --with-mime-default-charset=CHARSET
                          fallback for $MM_CHARSET (default: US-ASCII)
  --with-iso-to-ascii     ISO -> ASCII conversion (default: -1)
  --disable-locale        disable locale support
  --disable-posting       disable posting
  --disable-shell-escape  disable shell escape
  --enable-fascist-newsadmin
                          have fascist newsadmin
  --disable-inverse-video disable inverse video and highlighting
  --disable-piping        disable piping support
  --disable-printing      disable printer support
  --disable-append-pid    disable appending .pid to tmp-files
  --disable-xhdr-xref     disable XHDR XREF fallback
  --enable-broken-listgroup-fix
                          send extra GROUP command before LISTGROUP
  --enable-broken-system-fix
                          ignore system()s return value
  --with-defaults-dir=PATH
                          directory containing tin.defaults file
                          (default: /etc/tin)
  --disable-ipv6          disable IPv6 support (default: enabled)
  --enable-long-article-numbers
                          enable long article numbers (default: disabled)
  --with-coffee           coffee support
  --with-libiconv-prefix=DIR
                          search for libiconv in DIR/include and DIR/lib
  --disable-nls           do not use Native Language Support
  --with-included-gettext use the GNU gettext library included here
  --with-textdomain=PKG   NLS text-domain (default is package name)
  --disable-included-msgs use included messages, for i18n support
  --with-Xaw3d            link with Xaw 3d library
  --with-Xaw3dxft         link with Xaw 3d xft library
  --with-neXtaw           link with neXT Athena library
  --with-XawPlus          link with Athena-Plus library
  --with-x                use the X Window System