Describe --with-pop and related options.

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Richard M. Stallman 1996-08-26 17:58:30 +00:00
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@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ compile Emacs using GCC. If you don't want to use GCC, specify
`--with-gcc=no'. If you omit this option, `configure' will search
for GCC in your path, and use it if present.
If you want the Emacs mail reader RMAIL to read mail from a POP
server, you must specify `--with-pop'. This provides support for the
POP3 protocol; older versions are not supported. For
Kerberos-authenticated POP add `--with-kerberos', for Hesiod support
add `--with-hesiod'. These options enable Emacs to use POP; whether
Emacs uses POP is controlled by individual users--see the Rmail
chapter of the Emacs manual.
You can build Emacs for several different machine types from a single
source directory. To do this, you must use a version of `make' that
supports the `VPATH' variable, such as GNU `make'. Make separate