X-Git-Url: https://git.deb.at/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=83bc73d2dfe000ed308824f1ced2282694923b91;hb=7751b3edc145646e6b55e2fda82eb5619fbe0074;hp=b94900ca12d80ff7120f49017df119287e0494b7;hpb=7dca83329bb3ce545d6d03e10754999b9a82ca01;p=pkg%2Fabook.git diff --git a/README b/README index b94900c..83bc73d 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -7,26 +7,27 @@ Abook is an addressbook program with mutt mail client support. COMPILATION To compile abook you must have ncurses developement libraries installed. -Starting from version 0.4.10 abook is know to compile with the native curses -library of SUN Solaris and OpenBSD. - -If you compile with --enable-debug flag you should run abook like this: -abook 2> debug or abook 2> /dev/null. Abook has been compiled and tested -successfully on following platforms: (NOTE: All versions of abook haven't -been tested on all platforms.) - -Linux (Debian GNU/Linux 2.1/2.2, RedHat 6.x) -Solaris 2.4 -Solaris 2.5 -Solaris 2.6 -FreeBSD 3.3 (newer versions should be OK) +Starting from version 0.4.10 abook is known to compile with the native curses +library of SUN Solaris and OpenBSD. Since version 0.5.0 GNU readline is +required. Please note that other readline implementations don't work. + +If you compile with --enable-debug flag you should redirect standard error +to somewhere. (for example abook 2> debug or abook 2> /dev/null) Abook has +been compiled and tested successfully on following platforms: +(NOTE: All versions of abook haven't been tested on all platforms.) + +Linux (Debian GNU/Linux, RedHat Linux, all other distributions with GNU ncurses + and GNU readline should work) +Darwin +Solaris +FreeBSD OpenBSD -NetBSD (reportedly requires ncurses to work properly) +NetBSD +GNU/Hurd AIX 3.2.5 HPUX Irix 6.5 DEC alpha ? -GNU/Hurd INSTALLATION @@ -42,6 +43,15 @@ After this you can make queries from mutt using the query command ('Q') and add sender e-mail addresses to the addressbook from pager using 'A' command. (Of course you can choose another keybinding if you like.) +It's also recommeded to set pipe_decode variable in mutt configuration. +See the mutt manual for details. + +UPGRADING FROM VERSION 0.4 + +You must import your abook 0.4 addressbook file because it is stored +to a different location. Configuration file is now located to $HOME/.abook/ +directory and it's called abookrc . (without leading dot) + NOTES If your language specific characters don't work correctly make sure @@ -63,6 +73,5 @@ See COPYING for details. CONTACT AUTHOR Send bugreports, fixes, wishes etc. to Jaakko Heinonen - or preferably use the mailing list. (See -http://abook.sourceforge.net/ for details) + or use the mailing list.