Balsa

Gary Nichols plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
03 Aug 2001 20:56:57 -0700


As a former Balsa user, I invite you to join the revolution and use
evolution!  (hey, that rhymed!)

http://www.ximian.com

It's the closest thing to Outlook for Linux w/o the overhead.  It's
barely out of Beta2, but works good.  I use it exclusively now.

Cheers,
Gary

On 04 Aug 2001 03:23:55 +0000, Nathan England wrote:
>     
> 
> Who here uses balsa?
> 
> Everytime I try to compile it, it dies in the same spot.. With every version...
> 
> 
> 
> Making all in libmutt
> make[2]: Entering directory `/root/balsa-1.1.7/libmutt'
> make  all-recursive
> make[3]: Entering directory `/root/balsa-1.1.7/libmutt'
> Making all in imap
> make[4]: Entering directory `/root/balsa-1.1.7/libmutt/imap'
> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/root/balsa-1.1.7/libmutt/imap'
> make[4]: Entering directory `/root/balsa-1.1.7/libmutt'
> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/root/balsa-1.1.7/libmutt'
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/balsa-1.1.7/libmutt'
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/balsa-1.1.7/libmutt'
> Making all in libbalsa
> make[2]: Entering directory `/root/balsa-1.1.7/libbalsa'
> gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I. -I.. -I../libmutt
> -I/opt/gnome/include -DNEED_GNOMESUPPORT_H
> -I/opt/gnome/lib/gnome-libs/include -I/opt/gnome/include/glib-1.2
> -I/opt/gnome/lib/glib/include -I/opt/gnome/include/gtk-1.2
> -I/usr/X11R6/include  -I/opt/gnome/include/gtk-1.2
> -I/opt/gnome/include/glib-1.2 -I/opt/gnome/lib/glib/include
> -I/usr/X11R6/include  -g -O2 -I/opt/gnome/include/glib-1.2
> -I/opt/gnome/lib/glib/include -D_REENTRANT         -Wall
> -Wno-uninitialized         -Wchar-subscripts -Wmissing-declarations
> -Wmissing-prototypes         -Wnested-externs -Wpointer-arith
> -Wno-sign-compare -Wsign-promo         -Werror -c address-book-vcard.c
> cc1: warnings being treated as errors
> In file included from /usr/include/string.h:359,
>                  from
> /opt/gnome/include/libgnomeui/gnome-mdi-session.h:10,
>                  from /opt/gnome/include/libgnomeui/libgnomeui.h:99,
>                  from /opt/gnome/include/gnome.h:17,
>                  from address-book-vcard.c:29:
> /usr/include/bits/string2.h: In function `__strcpy_small':
> /usr/include/bits/string2.h:418: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in
> arithmetic
> /usr/include/bits/string2.h:426: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in
> arithmetic
> /usr/include/bits/string2.h:431: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in
> arithmetic
> /usr/include/bits/string2.h:436: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in
> arithmetic
> /usr/include/bits/string2.h:438: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in
> arithmetic
> /usr/include/bits/string2.h:443: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in
> arithmetic
> make[2]: *** [address-book-vcard.o] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/balsa-1.1.7/libbalsa'
> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/balsa-1.1.7'
> make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2
> 
> I'm at a loss...  I don't know what this means.
> I only just got my C for Dummies book, and this isn't covered...
> 
> please... help me.. lol
> 
> I appreciate anything.. I'm tired of netscape and Outlook... grrr