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From: ejp@bohra.cpg.oz (Esmond Pitt)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: ELm 2.2 PL13 Pyramid Configure problem
Message-ID: <217@bohra.cpg.oz>
Date: 4 Dec 89 03:06:36 GMT
References: <124@bohra.cpg.oz> <1619@jack.sns.com>
Reply-To: ejp@bohra.cpg.oz (Esmond Pitt)
Organization: Computer Power Group, Melb, Australia
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In article <1619@jack.sns.com> steve@jack.SNS.COM (J. Steven Harrison) writes:
>In article <124@bohra.cpg.oz> ejp@bohra.cpg.oz (Esmond Pitt) writes:
>>PROBLEM: Configure, PL13, thinks a Pyramid, in the 'att' universe,
>>needs BSD defined. PL0 didn't. PL13 configured and compiled under 'att'
>
>Esmond,
>
>If you compile ELM in the ucb universe it will run and compile just fine
>in either universe.  There is no immediate need (other than something)
>site specific that would force you into the att universe.

Thank you, I know about the properties of Pyramid universes, and yes,
there is something site-specific which requires me to compile it in the
att universe. Sendmail* are present, for vendor reasons, in the ucb
/usr/lib (/usr/.ucblib), but for local reasons 'sendmail' is not being
used. Configuring & compiling in 'ucb' makes ELM think 'sendmail' is
being used when it isn't: using 'att' is my easiest solution to this
problem.

This is one of many possible reasons why I might I want ELM to be
configured & compiled in 'att'. In my opinion this should work
correctly under either, rather than giving me compile errors:
especially as it used to before patches 1-13.

Just my opinion of course.

Furthermore, the mere existence of sendmail* is insufficient cause for
Configure to assume it's running, but that's another story.


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Esmond Pitt, Computer Power Group
ejp@bohra.cpg.oz