How to install sendmail software from source distribution?

[Chan Choth PUTH]

Dear experts,

I have already downloaded sendmail.8.12.8.tar.gz from sendmail.org website. I used this command
$ cp sendmail.8.12.8.tar.gz /tmp
$ cd /tmp
$ tar -xvzf sendmail.8.12.8.tar.gz
What should I do next? I do not know how can I install sendmail software from source distribution? I am very new to the source distribution.

Thanks,

[U.SivaKumar_2]

Dear Chan ,

After you do tar unzip. A new directory called sendmail.8.12.8 will be created under your current diretory.

Now

#pwd
/tmp
#cd sendmail.8.12.8
#./configure --help
will show you the compile options for sendmail.

Now to create Makefile with your compile options.

#./configure --"options-if-any"

Wait until the above command finishes.

Then give this command

#make

Wait until the above command finishes without errors. If the command is successfull binaries for sendmail will be created under the curent directories and some sub directories

Then

#make install

Now the compiled binaries , libraries , man pages for sendmail will be installed in proper directories of your server.

regards,

U.SivaKumar

[Stuart Browne]

You might also want to consult the 'README' and 'INSTALL' files that come with the source distribution, or the online-help at http://www.sendmail.org/compiling.html .

[benoit Bruckert]

HI,
Just a correction, for most of the gnu tools, you compile them with ./configure, maker and make install..
Sendmail doesn't work like this, instead of configure, you have to run :
sh Build.
and before doing it, edit the proper file in devtools/OS to place libs compiling tools....
(See INSTALL file as proposed by Stuart).

To build the cf file, go to cf/cf ,
at this level, ./Build yourfile.mc >sendamil.cf

hope that help
Benoit
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[Sergejs Svitnevs]

The first step is to read the specific INSTALL file. This is good advice.

# tar xvzf sendmail.8.12.8.tar.gz
# cd sendmail-8.12.8
# make
# make install
# m4 cf.m4 generic-bsd-4.4.mc >sendmail.cf
# cd sendmail-8.12.8/cf
# mkdir site
# cp ../cf/generic-bsd-4.4.mc sendmail.mc
# m4 ../m4/cf.m4 sendmail.mc >sendmail.cf
# cp sendmail.cf sendmail.cw /etc
# killall -HUP sendmail

Regards,
Sergejs